# NTSB LAX77DWJ07: Piper PA-28, N5574F, Tucson, AZ, October 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DWJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DWJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3069  76/10/11   TUCSON,AZ           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 0700                    N5574F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT SKIDDED OFF RWY & NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5574F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5574F-2013-07-23), registration cancelled 2013-07-23, S/N 28-25010, built 1968 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ryan

## 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 19761011033269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761011033269A), Oct 11, 1976: Piper PA28140, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft skidded off rwy & nosed over.

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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