# NTSB LAX79FA04B: Piper PA-24, N5694P, Snowflake, AZ, April 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1979
- Place: Snowflake, AZ · SNOWFLAKE, AZ
- Location: 34.5134° N, 110.0784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snowflake, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5134&lon=-110.0784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA04B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA04B

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1825  79/4/27    SNOWFLAKE,AZ        PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 425
        TIME - 1800                    N5694P              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OGALLALA,NE                 PHOENIX,AZ                   DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5694P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5694P-1983-01-17), registration cancelled 1983-01-17, S/N 24-767 (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)
- 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 19790427022829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427022829A), Apr 27, 1979: Piper PA24250, Snowflake, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot was lost and made a precautionary landing on a road. Struck a wire.

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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