# NTSB LAX76AL093: Piper PA-34, N15075, Phoenix, AZ, September 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1976
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15075-1976-11-08), registration cancelled 1976-11-08, S/N 347350011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Deer Valley

## 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 19760906029469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906029469A), Sep 6, 1976: Piper PA34200, AZ, Substantial damage

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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