- Date
- October 4, 1970
- Place
- Pahrump, NV · PAHRUMP, NV
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17601Spartan 7W
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158514
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3901 70/10/4 PAHRUMP,NEV SPARTAN 7W CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1131 TIME - 1600 N17601 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ASH MEADOWS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOULDER CITY,NEV PAHRUMP,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17601
- Reported as
- Spartan 7W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ash Meadows
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