# NTSB LAX75FUJ72: Piper PA-34, N1362T, Arizona City, AZ, April 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1975
- Place: Arizona City, AZ · ARIZONA CITY, AZ
- Location: 32.7450° N, 111.6677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arizona City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7450&lon=-111.6677&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUJ72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0921  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750412007919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750412007919A), Apr 12, 1975: Piper PA34200, Arizona City, AZ, Substantial damage. Lnd on dry lake bed. Hit hole & brush. No eng malfunction found.

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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