# NTSB LAX75AL038: Convair PBY-5A, N5588W, Wikieup, AZ, February 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1975
- Place: Wikieup, AZ · WIKIEUP, AZ
- Location: 34.6930° N, 113.5995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wikieup, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6930&lon=-113.5995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0339   75/2/6  NR.WIKIEUP,AZ         CONVAIR PBY-5A      CR-  3  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2130                    N5588W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                EL PASO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT DECLARED BOTH ENGS LOST PWR. ATTMPTD LDG BESIDE HIWAY IN DESERT.NO RECORDS FOR  OTR CREW PERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5588W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR PBY-5A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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