# NTSB LAX81FUJ10: Piper PA-24, N5983P, Holbrook, AZ, October 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1980
- Place: Holbrook, AZ · HOLBROOK, AZ
- Location: 34.9046° N, 110.1672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holbrook, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9046&lon=-110.1672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3393  80/10/30   HOLBROOK,AZ         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 370
        TIME - 1235                    N5983P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLBROOK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLBROOK,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- 30MIN SOLO LAST 90DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5983P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5983P-1990-04-24), registration cancelled 1990-04-24, S/N 241076 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Holbrook Muni

## 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 19801030083029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801030083029A), Oct 30, 1980: Piper PA24, Holbrook, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway.

## Other investigations on N5983P (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN89FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA061), Jan 14, 1989: Piper PA-24-180 (N5983P), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: ENGINE STOPPAGE FROM FUEL STARVATION WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE FULLEST TANK FOR TAKEOFF. IN ADDITION THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT DURING THE FORCED LANDING…

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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