- Date
- November 21, 1975
- Place
- Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2974MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751121039299A
- Case key
- 151884
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3336 75/11/21 CHANDLER,AZ PIPER PA-12 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 70, 1435 TIME - 1915 N2974M PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COOLIDGE,AZ SANTA PAULA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PWR LINES UNMARKED,1200FT FRM THRESHOLD. VASI WAS AVAIL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2974M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chandler Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.