# NTSB LAX79DUJ07: Piper PA-32, N4167W, Sun City, AZ, October 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1978
- Place: Sun City, AZ · SUN CITY, AZ
- Location: 33.6155° N, 112.2831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6155&lon=-112.2831&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3662  78/10/22 NR.SUN CITY,AZ        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1751
        TIME - 1530                    N4167W              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIRT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SUN CITY,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT VANDALIZED.ENG & COCKPIT INSTRUMENTATION STOLEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4167W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4167W-1980-07-17), registration cancelled 1980-07-17, S/N 32-40244, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dirt Strip

## 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 19781022038599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022038599A), Oct 22, 1978: Piper PA32RT300, Sun City, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft vandalized. Eng & cockpit instrumentation stolen.

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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