# NTSB LAX82DA348: Piper PA-28R-200, N7675C, Prescott, AZ, September 19, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 18, 1982, 19:35 local (Sep 19, 1982, 02:35 UTC)
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Coordinates: 34.619968, -112.420089 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6200&lon=-112.4201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA348
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72306/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA348

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach
  - fluid,fuel - low level (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot in command

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7675C-2011-03-21), registration cancelled 2011-03-21, S/N 28R-7635112, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7635112
- Airframe hours: 3665
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820918047489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918047489A), Sep 18, 1982: Piper PA28R200, Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. No fuel at fuel stop. Ran out of fuel trying to reach an alternate. Crash landed in desert terrain 3 miles short.

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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