- Date
- February 22, 1971
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7454KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160680
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0873 71/2/22 LAS VEGAS,NEV PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 210 TIME - 1230 N7454K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CALIF LAS VEGAS,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- 2.5HRS DUAL IN TAILWHEEL ACFT.WING DMGD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7454K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mccarran Intl
N7454KRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Piper PA-20Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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