LAX80FA012

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Phoenix, AZ · November 10, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 10, 1979
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N6350WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791110037329A
Case key
133644

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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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3-3083  79/11/10 NR.PHOENIX,AZ         PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1534                    N6350W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 699 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            14 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PHOENIX,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBS IN STEEP NOSE DWN ROLLING DESCENT,THEN BGN RECOVERY.NO ENTRY IN IP'S LOG OF SPIN INSTRN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6350W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N6350W · 2

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