- Date
- February 13, 1972
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7237JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165204
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0326 72/2/13 RENO,NEV PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 62 TOTAL TIME - 0710 N7237J PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV YUBA CITY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE REMARKS- ACFT COVERED WITH FROST. HIT TELEPHONE AND SHACK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7237J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reno Intl