# Accident 19751026040729A: Piper PA34200T, Zephyr Cove, NV, October 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1975
- Place: Zephyr Cove, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.0132° N, 119.9236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyr Cove, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0132&lon=-119.9236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1495X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1495X-1976-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 18 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76AP023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751026040729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RECOVERY DATE 10/27/75.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK76AP023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP023), Oct 26, 1975: Piper PA-34 (N1495X), Zephyr Cove, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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