# NTSB LAX78FUJ70: Nord Stampe SV4C, N10707, Phoenix, AZ, June 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1978
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140876
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUJ70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1932  78/6/22    PHOENIX,AZ          NORD STAMPE SV4C    CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N10707              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 45, 762 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUCKEYE,AZ                  PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10707](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10707-1982-01-01), registration cancelled 1982-01-01, S/N 482 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORD STAMPE SV4C
- Registry model: [Nord STAMPE SV4C](https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-stampe-sv4c) (registry code 6383006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Deer Valley Muni

## 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 19780622019849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780622019849A), Jun 22, 1978: Nord STAMPESV4C, Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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