- Date
- December 17, 1977
- Place
- Hesperia, CA · HESPERIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3977WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771217042899A
- Case key
- 144071
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4153 77/12/17 HESPERIA,CA PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 573 TIME - 0226 N3977W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HESPERIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HESPERIA,CA MAZATLAN,MEXICO EL MONTE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3977W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hesperia
N3977WRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3977W · 1
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