Piper PA-32-260 N3929W
13 November 2008 · Sedona, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 November 2008 at about 23:45 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N3929W was involved in an accident near Sedona, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sedona, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sedona Airport (SEZ)
- Coordinates
- 34.8761, -111.6894
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260
- Registration
- N3929W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sedona → Laveen
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09FA038
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The partial loss of engine power while maneuvering for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight was the return leg of a personal sightseeing trip that had originated the day of the accident. Witnesses observed the airplane depart from the airport, and then fly below the ridge lines of an adjacent mesa in a pattern that was consistent with a sightseeing flight. The airplane then climbed above the mountain ridges and out of view. The wreckage was located about 1,600 feet above the airport elevation, in an area close to the last position observed by witnesses. Shortly after the accident the pilot stated to a witness, who was the first to arrive at the accident site, that the engine lost power. The pilot succumbed to his injuries 2 months following the accident, and as such could not be interviewed. The airplane was serviced with fuel prior to the flight, and traces of fuel were observed at the accident site. Propeller witness marks indicated that the engine had been rotating at the time of impact with terrain. The airplane was extensively damaged by postaccident fire; however, examination of the remaining wreckage revealed no obvious anomalies which would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2008 | Piper PA-32-260 | Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States | Tri-Radial Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-32-300 | Lapine, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2008 | Piper PA-32-260 | Cruso, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-32-301XTC | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-32-260 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 2008 | Piper PA-32 | Koliganek, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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