LAX76AL093

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Phoenix, AZ · September 6, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 6, 1976
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N15075Piper PA-34
Status
Completed · report September 13, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760906029469A
Case key
155405

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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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3-2546   76/9/6  NR.PHOENIX,AZ         PIPER PA-34         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 408
        TIME - 1430                    N15075              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-DESIGNED STRESS LMTS EXCEEDED,UNDTRMD REASON
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INSTRUMENT FLT CK,PLT AT CTLS UNK.WINGS SEPD.

Aircraft

Registration
N15075
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Deer Valley

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.