# NTSB LAX75FUJ06: Piper PA-28, N7425W, Surprise, AZ, July 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1974
- Place: Surprise, AZ · SURPRISE, AZ
- Location: 33.6306° N, 112.3332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Surprise, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6306&lon=-112.3332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2118  74/7/11  NR.SURPRISE,ARIZ      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1946                    N7425W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUKE AUX NR 3
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEER VALLEY,ARIZ           SURPRISE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ABANDONED FLD.HIT DITCH ACROSS RWY.NO OFFICIAL RECORD OF PLT QUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7425W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7425W-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 28-1313, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Luke Aux Nr 3

## 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 19740711022629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740711022629A), Jul 11, 1974: Piper PA28180, Surprise, AZ, Substantial damage. Lndd on abandoned fld. Hit ditch across rwy. No official record of plt qual.

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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