# NTSB LAX78FUJ95: Piper PA-28R, N4951T, Tuba City, AZ, August 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1978
- Place: Tuba City, AZ · TUBA CITY, AZ
- Location: 36.1251° N, 111.2467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuba City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1251&lon=-111.2467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUJ95
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ95

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2915  78/8/19  NR.TUBA CITY,AZ       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 303
        TIME - 1000                    N4951T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND CANYON,AZ             WICHITA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4951T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4951T), registered now, S/N 28R-7235161 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780819029309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819029309A), Aug 19, 1978: Piper PA28R, Tuba City, AZ, Substantial damage. Brush.

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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