- Date
- September 18, 1982, 19:35 local (Sep 19, 1982, 02:35 UTC)
- Place
- Prescott, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7675CPiper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820918047489A
- Case key
- 72306
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Analysis
According to the pilot, he planned a fuel stop at needles, CA, but was unaware that services were not available until after arrival. He departed needles with low fuel in both tanks and attempted to reach Prescott, AZ before dark. However, darkness occurred before arrival. After he spotted the airport, he established a landing approach. He reported that during the approach, he suddenly realized that he was below the altitude of the beacon and experienced an impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7675C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7635112
- Airframe hours
- 3,665
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Hervert G. Roland
- Registered owner
- Hervert G. Roland
- Departed
- EED · Needles, CA
- Destination
- Sarita, AZ
- Airport
- PRC · Ernest A. Love
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 87 total · 11 in this make and model · 43 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 210° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 147 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRC, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.