LAX81DXQ15

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing E75 · Silver Springs, NV · April 7, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 7, 1981
Place
Silver Springs, NV · SILVER SPRINGS, NV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1065NBoeing E75
Status
Completed · report May 21, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810407014789A
Case key
127033

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0603   81/4/7    SILVER SPRINGS,NV   BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1622
        TIME - 0840                    N1065N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAHONTAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOVELOCK,NV                 YEARINGTON,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BIRD STRUCK & BROKE FUEL SIGHT GAUGE.FUEL STREAMED OVR WINDSCREEN.ENG FIRE AFTER LNDG & SHTDN.

Aircraft

Registration
N1065N
Reported as
Boeing E75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lahontan

FAA reports on this event · 1

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