LAX80DUJ21

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Prescott, AZ · November 9, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 9, 1979
Place
Prescott, AZ · PRESCOTT, AZ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N47749Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791109033379A
Case key
134800

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2857   79/11/9   PRESCOTT,AZ         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N47749              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    GLENDALE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        REMARKS- UNCONSCIOUS PAX.WINGS COLLIDED W HIGHWAY EDGE MARKERS DRG EMERG LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N47749
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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