- Date
- February 12, 1980
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2858XPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800212003519A
- Case key
- 134923
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3103 80/2/12 NR.RENO,NV PIPER PA-34 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 2500 TIME - 2340 N2858X PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- APRX 11 MIN AFTER NGT TKOF,HIT MTN IN LVL FLT.PLT'S ALCOHOL LVL IN EYE FLUID .147PERCENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2858X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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