Piper PA-23-250 N40291
21 January 1982 · Bagdad, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 January 1982 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N40291, operated by Cyprus Bagdad Copper Co, was involved in an accident near Bagdad, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bagdad, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bagdad (E51)
- Coordinates
- 34.5004, -113.0708
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N40291
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Cyprus Bagdad Copper Co
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Phoenix → Bagdad
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FUJ25
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY FROM PHOENIX TO BAGDAD, AZ UNDER A LOW OVERCAST. WHEN IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE TOO POOR FOR A LANDING THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE DIRECTION AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIGH TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | McComb, Mississippi, United States | Thomas M. Casey | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-23-170 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Richard B. Daseke | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-23-160 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Mark Hewlett | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Auburn, Alabama, United States | Auburn University Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-23 | Corydon, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1982 | Cessna 150G | Tucson, Arizona, United States | David G. Lepo | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft 58 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Valley National Bank | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1982 | Hatz CB-1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | R A Chaney JR | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1982 | Beechcraft K35 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Kerley Chemical Corp. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1982 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | RRT Investments, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1982 | Mooney M20A | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | George Wesley Epps, JR. | Serious injuries | - |