- Date
- May 3, 1981
- Place
- Silver Peak, NV · SILVER PEAK, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7458TCessna 172A
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810503021119A
- Case key
- 126643
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0535 81/5/3 NR.SILVER PEAK,NV CESSNA 172A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 568 TIME - 2140 N7458T PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 227 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER PEAK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SILVER PEAK,NV HAWTHORNE,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT'S BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL .186 PCT.ARPT ELEV 4224FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7458T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Silver Peak
N7458TRegistration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Cessna 172AAirframe modelCessna 172AEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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