Piper PA32RT N31973
20 February 1979 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 February 1979 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA32RT registered N31973, operated by Deer Val.air., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Deer Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32RT
- Registration
- N31973
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Deer Val.air.
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Dalhart, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-0806
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DIRT AND OTHER UNIDENTIFIED MATERIAL BLOCKING RESTRICTOR FITTING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1979 | Piper PA32RT | Sidney, Ohio, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1979 | Piper PA32RT | St Clairsville, Ohio, United States | COR Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1979 | Piper PA32RT | Westerville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1979 | Piper PA32RT | Plano, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Oakley, Idaho, United States | GEM Flite Cntr | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Cape Charles, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |