- Date
- September 26, 1982, 20:00 local (Sep 27, 1982, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Panaca, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N14168Piper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820926051049A
- Case key
- 72154
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt encountered thunderstorm activity at 1900. The left fuel gauge was inop & he had no communication equipment. There was only one nav receiver operative, no instrument lights or slaved dg available. As it became darker he was unable to see the instrument panel. He noticed the 10 amp c/b had popped. During the precautionary landing at lincoln county arpt he was unable to activate the rwy lights because he had no radio transmitter. Since he had no electrical power he was unable to use the landing light. He made the first approach attempt from north to south. He then made the last approach attempt from the south to the north. The acft struck rolling terrain approximately 1 mi south of the rwy. A lab evaluation of both voltage regulators showed them to operate within the manufacturer's rated performance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14168
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-4732
- Airframe hours
- 3,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-C4B5, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Vindar Avia.
- Registered owner
- Vindar Avia.
- Departed
- Novato, CA
- Destination
- Longmont, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 10,635 total · 200 in this make and model · 10,470 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 95 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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