# NTSB LAX77DUK07: Piper PA-24, N6691P, Globe, AZ, September 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1977
- Place: Globe, AZ · GLOBE, AZ
- Location: 33.3937° N, 110.7412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Globe, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3937&lon=-110.7412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2980  77/9/21    GLOBE,AZ            PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 822
        TIME - 0630                    N6691P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INSPIRATION COPPE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLOBE,AZ.                   GLOBE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT BANK 20 FT SHORT OF RWY.NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6691P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6691P-2018-09-13), registration cancelled 2018-09-13, S/N 24-1815, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Inspiration Coppe

## 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 19770921030539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921030539A), Sep 21, 1977: Piper PA24250, Globe, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit bank 20 ft short of rwy. No engine malfunction found

## Other investigations on N6691P (2)

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 GAA16LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA128), Feb 12, 2016: Piper PA24 (N6691P), Sturgis, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to execute the published missed approach procedure in a timely manner, which resulted in collision with a light pole and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB FTW81DRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA06), Nov 7, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N6691P), Iola, TX, 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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