- Date
- August 16, 1980
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N56479Piper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800816036099A
- Case key
- 129711
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2160 80/8/16 NR.LAS VEGAS,NV PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1515 TIME - 1700 N56479 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1175 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AMARILLO,TX LAS VEGAS,NV ROSWELL,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT REPORTED L BRAKE FAILED.UN DETERMINE DUE TO IMPACT DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56479
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private
N56479Registration cancelled Apr 22, 2013 · Piper PA-34-200Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.