- Date
- April 19, 1986, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6661ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860419013129A
- Case key
- 24949
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground rt wing first after a high sink rate developed in a 45 degree intercept to final with 30 degrees of bank and full flaps. The plt felt the acft sinking and attemtped to stop it with power and reduced angle of bank. He stated that he was unable to arrest the descent and 'could not 3PT it' before impact. The plt had just begun operations at this locality. The density alt was computed to be 3800 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6661Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2261
- Airframe hours
- 4,968
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540 SERIES, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Ray Couliette, doing business as Black Canyon State
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 7, 1986 · 95 hours before
- Airport
- 07 · Pleasant Valley, runway 23, 4,000 × 100 ft, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 755 total · 160 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6661Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.