ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 12845
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| Date: | Sunday 4 May 1980 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II |
| Owner/operator: | Arizona Piper |
| Registration: | N45090 |
| MSN: | 28-8016013 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lk Roosevelt, Az -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two aircraft, a Piper PA-28 N45090, and a Cessna 152, collided in midair above Roosevelt Lake northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. The aircraft had been seen flying low and dogfighting before the collision. One aircraft crashed into the lake and sank; the other landed on a small island.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=31421&key=0
https://newspaperarchive.com/yuma-sun-may-06-1980-p-27/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-May-2018 19:18 | piperonslaught | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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