- Date
- November 28, 1986, 15:16 local (22:16 UTC)
- Place
- Eloy, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5814PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861128062229A
- Case key
- 25360
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Sequence of events
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In flight collision with terrain/water
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
In cavu weather conditions, the acft crashed into open, level desert terrain at a 30 deg, nose low and near wings level attitude. No pre-impact mechanical malfunctions were found with the aircraft. There were no witnesses to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5814P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-895
- Airframe hours
- 8,465
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- F. A. Crocevera & D. E. Sinner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 14, 1986 · 119 hours before
- Departed
- CGZ · Casa Grande, AZ
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 391 total · 89 in this make and model · 271 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 52 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.