The following are the NTSB reports of aviation accidents that occurred in Arizona from late January through late February. APA will use this detailed accident information to develop safety programs, briefings, and posters/flyers that help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others and take the action necessary to prevent them from having similar accidents.
Aviation safety in this past reporting period was both good and bad. We did have four accidents reported by the NTSB in the reporting period, and they didn’t release a detailed accident report on any of the accidents, only an accident notice. All of them were minor, and apparently there were no fatalities. The injuries, if any, were most likely minor in nature. Unfortunately, on January 24th we did have a fatal accident that we mentioned in our last report. This was the Piper PA28 that crashed near Payson and fatally injured the pilot and seriously injured two passengers. For some strange reason the NTSB still has not recognized and reported this accident.
To review how we have been doing:
In a review the of the Arizona aviation accidents that were reported by the NTSB in year 2019, there were 47 reported accidents involving 97 people. Of the 97, there were six (6) fatalities, six (6) serious injuries, seven (7) minor injuries, and seventy-eight (78) persons uninjured. Of the six fatalities reported, two of them were the result of a helicopter flight test accident that was being conducted as an FAR Part 91 operation and not a commercial flight.
To see how we have been doing accident-wise, let’s take a look at the two previous years. In the year 2018, we had 60 accidents with 106 people involved, 17 fatalities, and 9 serious injuries.
The year 2017 also had 47 accidents reported, 83 people involved, resulting in 13 fatalities and 6 serious injuries. Based on these numbers, it would appear that we might be making some inroads in the pilot population with our safety seminars, thanks to our diligent FAAST team members. In any event, please keep flying safely.
The following are the details of what is presently available.
ACCIDENTS IN THIS REPORTING PERIOD
Accident Date: January 18, 2020
Preliminary Report Dated: February 10, 2020
Title 14 CFR Part 91
Location: Gold Canyon
Aircraft Type: Powrachute Airwolf
Injuries: Unknown
Preliminary Report information was not released.
Accident Date: January 24, 2020
Location: Payson
Aircraft Type: Piper PA 28
Injuries: 1 Fatal 2 Serious
The NTSB has not issued an accident notice. Only media information is available.
Accident Date: January 25, 2020
Preliminary Report Dated: February 12, 2020
Title 14 CFR Part 91
Location: Prescott
Aircraft Type: Cessna 150
Injuries: Unknown
Preliminary Report information was not released.
Accident Date: January 27, 2020
Preliminary Report Dated: January 30, 2020
Title 14 CFR Part 91
Location: Eloy
Aircraft Type: Cessna 180
Injuries: Unknown
Preliminary Report information was not released.
Accident Date: February 4, 2020
Preliminary Report Dated: February 11, 2020
Title 14 CFR Part 91
Location: Mesa
Aircraft Type: Piper PA 28-181
Injuries: Unknown
Preliminary Report information was not released.