- Date
- November 18, 1981
- Place
- Laughlin, NV · LAUGHLIN, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4259JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811118074449A
- Case key
- 123289
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2445 81/11/18 NR.LAUGHLIN,NV PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 74, 1195 TIME - 1830 N4259J PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1003 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BULLHEAD CITY,AZ EL MONTE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT MTN 15MIN AFTR TKOF.FLYING UP BOX CANYON AT NIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4259J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4259JRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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