- Date
- February 6, 1981
- Place
- Yerington, NV · YERINGTON, NV
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N75150Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810206003109A
- Case key
- 127041
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0618 81/2/6 YERINGTON,NV PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 293 TIME - 1920 N75150 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV LAKE TAHOE,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MANEUVERED TO AVOID TREE BFR TCHDWN.DARK NGT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75150
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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