# NTSB LAX76DUJ47: Piper PA-28, N8751N, Polacca, AZ, November 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1975
- Place: Polacca, AZ · POLACCA, AZ
- Location: 35.8367° N, 110.3815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polacca, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8367&lon=-110.3815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUJ47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3342  75/11/23   POLACCA,AZ          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N8751N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POLACCA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUBA CITY,AZ                POLACCA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH PARKED CESSNA 340,N5035Q,SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8751N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8751N-1976-05-27), registration cancelled 1976-05-27, S/N 2825770, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Polacca

## 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 19751123037559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751123037559A), Nov 23, 1975: Piper PA28140, Polacca, AZ, Substantial damage. Collided with parked Cessna 340,N5035Q,substl dmg.

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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