ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 10363
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 February 1973 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N606H |
| MSN: | 909 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Phoenix, Az -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Springerville, AZ |
| Scottsdale,Ariz Deer Valley Airport Phx | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
flew into trees on obscured mountain.Weather briefed 7 hrs before departure,didn't update wea. Recovery date 7/30/73.Plane was found 100 feet from the top of McFadden Peak in the Sierra Anche Mtn Range in central Arizona. Plane was 1degree off of SW vector when passing Show Low AZ airport about 5:30 pm. This put flight path about 5 miles North of where Dr Badler hoped he was at time of crash. Barely striking the top of the peak. White out conditions in zero visibility.
Pilot Badler with almost 800 hrs was returning from ski trip at Sunrise with son David Badler, Age 13, of Manchester, NH, who was visiting his father, an Arizona State University law professor, during school vacation week. Aircraft was missing for over 5 months before being discovered by hikers.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Howard Wiseman, personal friend of David Badler.
Leah Reilly. Grand Daughter of Dr Badler lives in scottsdale Arizona .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Feb-2011 00:34 | hswiseman | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2012 13:40 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2016 07:36 | mmchernek | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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