Piper PA-28 N6468W
20 April 1971 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 April 1971 at about 17:50 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N6468W, operated by Valley Skyways, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Deer Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N6468W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Valley Skyways
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1840
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FINAL APCH 75-100FT AGL FLW LDG CH34C HELICOPTERACFT TURNED R THEN FLIPPED L-DSCNDD.AIM 2/71 CVRS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | Fayetteville F | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Wanaque, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Price, Utah, United States | Dewey Aviation | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aeromar | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States | Colony Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Grimes, Iowa, United States | DES Moines Fly | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |