LAX75FUJ20

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Tucson, AZ · August 9, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 9, 1974
Place
Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9585PPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report September 20, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740809026859A
Case key
134472

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2384   74/8/9    TUCSON,ARIZ         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 414
        TIME - 1900                    N9585P              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLCOX,ARIZ                TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N9585P
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Freeway

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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