NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX84FA258
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THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN ON SEVERAL LOCAL FLTS, EARLIER THAT DAY. THE LAST KNOWN FLT ORIGINATED AT THE ERNEST J LOVE ARPT, PRESCOTT, AZ, AT 1600 MST. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT CRASHED NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 02 AT THE QUARTER CIRCLE 'J' ARPT, WHICH WAS IN THE LOCAL AREA AT SKULL VALLEY, AZ. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE ACFT HAD IMPACTED IN A NEAR VERITCLE, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AFT PART OF THE EMPENNAGE WAS BENT & TWISTED TO THE RIGHT. THE PROP BLADES HAD NUMEROUS CHORDWISE SCUFFING & 'S' TWISTING SIGNATURES. NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT PART MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND. RWY 2 HAS A 2% UPHILL GRADIENT & HIGH TERRAIN IS LOCATED NORTH OF THE ARPT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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