ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 6549
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| Date: | Friday 20 July 1979 |
| Time: | 19:39 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Superstition Air Service |
| Registration: | N6250D |
| MSN: | 17272665 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Mesa, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FFZ |
| FFZ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was flying low over the Verde River in a canyon when it struck and became entangled in electrical cables. The aircraft continued on, still wrapped in cables, before crashing during a forced landing attempt. One passenger was fatally injured; the pilot and another two passengers survived with injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=34453&key=0
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=N6250D
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/119931071/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2019 18:38 | PiperOnslaught | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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