# NTSB OAK71FVW17: Piper PA-32, N4036W, Pahrump, NV, November 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1970
- Place: Pahrump, NV · PAHRUMP, NV
- Location: 36.2083° N, 115.9839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pahrump, NV, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2083&lon=-115.9839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVW17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVW17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4178  70/11/13 NR.PAHRUMP,NEV        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 135
        TIME - 1800                    N4036W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARSON CITY,NEV             LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- FIRE IN COCKPIT FROM UNDETERMINED SOURCE. LND ON DRY LAKE BED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4036W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4036W-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N 32-40061, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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