# NTSB LAX75DUJ97: Beech A60, N1644W, Marble Canyon, AZ, June 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1975
- Place: Marble Canyon, AZ · MARBLE CANYON, AZ
- Location: 36.8155° N, 111.6377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marble Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8155&lon=-111.6377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ97
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ97

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4153  75/6/15    MARBLE CANYON,AZ    BEECH A60           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2010
        TIME - 1330                    N1644W              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1238 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARBLE CANYON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARBLE CANYON,AZ            DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- USED PART OF TAXIWAY FOR TKOF,10DEG OFF RWY HEADING. GUSTING TO 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1644W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marble Canyon

## 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 19750615018619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750615018619A), Jun 15, 1975: Beech A60, AZ, Substantial damage

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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