# NTSB LAX75FUJ43: Piper PA-24, N8088P, Phoenix, AZ, November 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1974
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUJ43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ43

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4325  74/11/16 NR.PHOENIX,ARIZ       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N8088P              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 39, 567 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PHOENIX,ARIZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- UPPER L OLEO STRUT FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8088P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8088P-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N 24-3336, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (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: Deer Valley Arpt

## 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 19741116043389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741116043389A), Nov 16, 1974: Piper PA24400, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Upper l oleo strut failed.

## Other investigations on N8088P (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI89LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA011), Oct 14, 1988: Piper PA-24-180 (N8088P), Alexandria, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PLT BY FLYING WHILE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, HIS IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND FUEL EXHAUSTION FROM HIS INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. THE LIGHT…
- [NTSB DEN87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA131), May 22, 1987: Piper PA-24-180 (N8088P), Emerado, ND, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.