# NTSB LAX75AL049: Piper PA-28, N5133W, Yuma, AZ, March 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1975
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1263  75/3/11  NR.YUMA,AZ            PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 44,
        TIME - 0107                    N5133W              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         YUMA,AZ                      PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNAUTH FLT. FLEW INTO CANYON WALL AT NITE. RECOVERY DATE 4/13/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5133W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5133W-1975-07-18), registration cancelled 1975-07-18, S/N 28-162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (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 19750311014679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750311014679A), Mar 11, 1975: Piper PA28R200, Yuma, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Unauth flt. Flew into canyon wall at nite. Recovery date 4/13/75.

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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