# NTSB LAX81DUJ24: Piper PA-34, N5463F, Whiteriver, AZ, October 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1980
- Place: Whiteriver, AZ · WHITERIVER, AZ
- Location: 33.8398° N, 109.9608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whiteriver, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8398&lon=-109.9608&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 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3200  80/10/22   WHITERIVER,AZ       PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 162
        TIME - 1530                    N5463F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITERIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  WHITERIVER,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 7KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5463F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5463F), registered now, S/N 34-7770022, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whiteriver

## 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 19801022078349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801022078349A), Oct 22, 1980: Piper PA34200T, Whiteriver, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed nose wheel first. Failed to maintain control back pressure on level-off.

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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