ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232424
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| Date: | Friday 24 January 2020 |
| Time: | 09:11 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3672K |
| MSN: | 28-23682 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1194 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Payson, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Payson Airport, AZ (PJB/KPAN) |
| Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and passengers decided to fly over the nearby mountains so the passengers could spot wildlife on the terrain below. The pilot and surviving passenger recalled the airplane running well as they made a turn towards the mountains, but neither reported any memories of the flight after that point.
Radar flight track data showed the airplane depart and fly to the mountains while maintaining an altitude of about 1,000 ft above ground level. The airplane completed a turning maneuver and descended into a canyon. Near the accident site, the flight track was consistent with the pilot maneuvering to avoid rising terrain. The accident site debris field was in a down-canyon direction.
Examination of the wreckage and the accident site revealed that the airplane was in a nose-high attitude at the time of impact and possibly nearing the stall speed of the airplane. The propeller damage suggests that the engine was producing power at the time of impact. The examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to fly into a canyon with rising terrain, and his subsequent loss of aircraft control while maneuvering away from rising terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.azfamily.com/news/plane-crashes-southwest-of-payson/article_392bc8ae-3f03-11ea-a3c8-978bf7caf3b5.html?fbclid=IwAR0OdjFmxH6Zsx21-n6x8CLUd-q3-ibVeJxBK23rOHUZCKwet7PiHHspCHY
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/gcso-investigating-small-plane-crash-south-of-payson
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2020/01/24/plane-three-onboard-crashes-mazatzal-mountains-near-payson/4570292002/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N3672K
Location
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Media:
NTSB investigating the Jan. 24, 2020, crash of Piper PA28, Payson, AZ.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) January 25, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2020 23:53 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 25-Jan-2020 00:51 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 25-Jan-2020 02:31 | Captain Adam | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2020 03:56 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2020 16:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2020 16:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2020 16:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2021 18:40 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2022 13:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
| 18-Mar-2022 13:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 18-Mar-2022 13:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 18-Mar-2022 13:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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