PHOENIX, AZ, USA
N6661Z
PIPER PA-25-235
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND RT WING FIRST AFTER A HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED IN A 45 DEGREE INTERCEPT TO FINAL WITH 30 DEGREES OF BANK AND FULL FLAPS. THE PLT FELT THE ACFT SINKING AND ATTEMTPED TO STOP IT WITH POWER AND REDUCED ANGLE OF BANK. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT AND 'COULD NOT 3PT IT' BEFORE IMPACT. THE PLT HAD JUST BEGUN OPERATIONS AT THIS LOCALITY. THE DENSITY ALT WAS COMPUTED TO BE 3800 FT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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