# NTSB LAX75AL036: Piper PA-32, N3883W, Show Low, AZ, January 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1975
- Place: Show Low, AZ · SHOW LOW, AZ
- Location: 34.2542° N, 110.0298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Show Low, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2542&lon=-110.0298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1104   75/1/9  NR.SHOW LOW,AZ        PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 160
        TIME - 1505                    N3883W              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSDALE,AZ               ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- CARRYING LOAD OF MARIJUANA. RECOVERY DATE 3/25/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3883W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3883W-1975-07-14), registration cancelled 1975-07-14, S/N 32-829 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750109012719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750109012719A), Jan 9, 1975: Piper PA32260, Show Low, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Carrying load of marijuana. Recovery date 3/25/75.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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