# NTSB LAX76AL076: Piper PA-28, N8886J, Tucson, AZ, May 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1976
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1121  76/5/23    TUCSON,AZ           PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 800
        TIME - 0650                    N8886J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,AZ                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT STRUCK ON HEAD BY PROPELLER. MASTER & L MAG SWITCHES FOUND IN ON POS. NO WITNESSES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8886J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8886J-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 28-2860 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Tucson Intl

## 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 19760523015339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760523015339A), May 23, 1976: Piper PA28180, Tucson, AZ. Pilot struck on head by propeller. Master & l mag switches found in on pos. No witnesses.

## Other investigations on N8886J (1)

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 CHI98LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA036), Nov 13, 1997: Piper PA-28-180 (N8886J), Willmar, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, his continued flight into known adverse weather, and subsequent fuel exhaustion, which resulted in loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Factors related…

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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