# NTSB LAX80DUJ21: Piper PA-28, N47749, Prescott, AZ, November 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1979
- Place: Prescott, AZ · PRESCOTT, AZ
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2857   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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- 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 19791109033379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109033379A), Nov 9, 1979: Piper PA28161, Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot made precautionary landing on highway due to sick passenger. Aircraft wing hit road markers on rollout.

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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