# NTSB LAX79FUJ48: Piper PA32RT, N31973, Phoenix, AZ, February 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUJ48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0806  79/2/20    PHOENIX,AZ          PIPER PA32RT        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1112
        TIME - 1200                    N31973              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALHART,TX                  PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- DIRT AND OTHER UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL BLOCKING RESTRICTOR FITTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31973](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31973-1982-08-07), registration cancelled 1982-08-07, S/N 32R7885146, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Valley

## 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 19790220007359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220007359A), Feb 20, 1979: Piper PA32RT300, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed during landing roll. Airplane ran off side of runway into ditch.

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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