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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Las Vegas, NV · July 25, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1971
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9464JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162530

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2496  71/7/25    LAS VEGAS,NEV       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 141
        TIME - 1030                    N9464J              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIERRA VISTA,ARIZ           LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- 5000FT RWY,LNDD ON LAST FEW HUNDRED FEET REMAINING,OVERRAN RWY,R GR HIT ROCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N9464J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Harbor

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