ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 12559
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| Date: | Friday 25 January 1974 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235 |
| Owner/operator: | U C LEASING INC |
| Registration: | N15441 |
| MSN: | 28-7310045 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carefree, Az -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), AZ |
| Las Vegas, NV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft did not arrive at its destination and was found 1/27/1974 (two days later) on New River Mesa, about 25 mi NE of Cave Creek, AZ. The NTSB report categorizes the accident as an inflight airframe failure, indicating the left wing separated at station 22 (wing root), and that the vertical and horizontal stabilizers also separated. The report also indicates these were due to an overload failure, and the flight phase was unknown. The accident occurred after dark (2030); the pilot had 135 total hours.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=83179&key=0
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=15441
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Apr-2017 16:20 | PiperOnslaught | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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