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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Carson City, NV · November 27, 1997

Date
November 27, 1997 · 12:35 local
Place
Carson City, NV
Airport
Carson Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6933Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98FA048
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
487 total12 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Witnesses reported that the aircrafts engines sounded normal as the aircraft climbed at an unusually steep angle after takeoff to about 300 feet AGL. Then stalled, rolled to the left, and spun into a hangar. One witness reported that as the aircraft rolled over he could see that the nose baggage door on the right side of the nose was open and folded back in front of the windshield as the aircraft continued to roll. The pilot had 487 hours total flying time with 23 hours in multiengine aircraft. He had received an 8.6 hour checkout in the accident aircraft 2 weeks prior to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFTS ENGINES SOUNDED NORMAL AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AT AN UNUSUALLY STEEP ANGLE AFTER TAKEOFF TO ABOUT 300 FEET AGL. THEN STALLED, ROLLED TO THE LEFT, AND SPUN INTO A HANGAR. ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER HE COULD SEE THAT THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOSE WAS OPEN AND FOLDED BACK IN FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE PILOT HAD 487 HOURS TOTAL FLYING TIME WITH 23 HOURS IN MULTIENGINE AIRCRAFT. HE HAD RECEIVED AN 8.6 HOUR CHECKOUT IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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