# NTSB LAX82DUJ13: Piper PA-23, N1303P, Phoenix, AZ, November 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1981
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DUJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3547  81/11/27   PHOENIX,AZ          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1715                    N1303P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  40, 2978 TOTAL HOURS, 111
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSDALE,AZ               PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SIM L ENG FAILURE DRG TKOF,R ENG QUIT AFT LIFT-OFF.TURNED TO AVOID PWR LN.GEAR EXTDG DRG TCHDWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1303P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1303P-1982-12-18), registration cancelled 1982-12-18, S/N 23-343 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (registry code 7102303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Valley

## 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 19811127079039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811127079039A), Nov 27, 1981: Piper PA23, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine failed on initial takeoff. Feathered and secured. Hit ditch due to rising terrain. Suspect water in fuel.

## Other investigations on N1303P (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 MIA67F0517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0517), May 16, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N1303P), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

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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