Piper PA-28-181 accident near Strawberry, AZ
On September 13, 2012, a Piper PA-28-181 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Strawberry, AZ. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 13, 2012
- Place
- Strawberry, AZ
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.458°N, 111.484°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120915X03904
Official records · WPR12FA420
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 13, 2012, about 1453 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-181, N4188E, collided with steep terrain within a canyon near Strawberry, Arizona. CAE Global Academy Phoenix (CAE) was operating the airplane under the terms of a training services agreement with KLM Flight Academy, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, as an instructional/evaluation flight. The student pilot, certified flight instructor (CFI), and private pilot-rated passenger acting as an evaluator, sustained fatal injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage during the accident sequence, and was subsequently consumed by post impact fire. The cross-country flight departed Falcon Field, Mesa, Arizona, at 1412, with a presumed destination of Payson, Arizona. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company flight plan had been filed. The student pilot was enrolled in the KLM Flight Academy (KLS) Flight Training Program. The ground portion of the training was provided by KLS in the Netherlands, with the flight portion performed at the facilities of CAE in Mesa. The flight training was provided by CAE in accordance with the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) standards JAR-FCL 1.055, as a European Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR) approved, integrated Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) program. CAE provided aircraft, flight instructors, and training facilities as part of the agreement. Progress/phase checks were administered by evaluator pilots employed by KLS, who held JAA examiner authorizations. CAE operated as a flight school under
Probable cause
The flight instructor's and the evaluator's failure to divert at an appropriate time during cruise flight, which resulted in the airplane's inability to maintain a sufficient altitude to clear rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight evaluator's decision to allow the student pilot to plan for and execute a hazardous flight at an inappropriate altitude considering the terrain in
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
