- Date
- January 3, 1981
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N82948Piper PA-32R
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126581
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1384 81/1/3 NR.LAS VEGAS,NV PIPER PA-32R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 145 TIME - 1855 N82948 PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV LONG BEACH,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- R WING,HORIZONTAL STABILATORS,LNDG GEAR DOORS,REAR ENTRY DOOR SEPD.DARK NGT.RECOVERY DATE 1/6/81.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82948
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N82948Registration cancelled Nov 26, 2014 · Piper PA-32R-301TAirframe modelPiper PA-32R-301TEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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