- Date
- September 29, 1981
- Place
- Tonopah, NV · TONOPAH, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5404GCessna 414
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123104
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3359 81/9/29 TONOPAH,NV CESSNA 414 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1245 N5404G PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC AGE 28, 1743 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TONOPAH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TONOPAH,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LCL INSTRUCTIONAL & PLT QUAL CHECKOUT WITH SIMULATED SE TRAINING.PIC PRESUMED AT CONTROLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5404G
- Reported as
- Cessna 414
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tonopah
N5404GRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Cessna 414Airframe modelCessna 414Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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