Piper PA-28 N5009S
5 December 1972 · Dragoon, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 December 1972 at about 15:15 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5009S, operated by Southwest Avia, was involved in an accident during in flight near Dragoon, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dragoon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Benson City, Ariz
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5009S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Southwest Avia
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tucson, Ariz → El Paso, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4075
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 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
MOUNTAIN TOPS ALONG OR NEAR PATH OBSCURED BY CLOUD.INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF EMPENNAGE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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