LAX75FUJ72

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Arizona City, AZ · April 12, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 12, 1975
Place
Arizona City, AZ · ARIZONA CITY, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1362TPiper PA-34
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750412007919A
Case key
132981

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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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3-0921  75/4/12  NR.ARIZONA CITY,AZ    PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 7196
        TIME - 2230                    N1362T              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,AZ                   LONG BEACH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON DRY LAKE BED.HIT HOLE & BRUSH. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N1362T
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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