- Date
- August 20, 1972
- Place
- Boulder City, NV · BOULDER CITY, NV
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1060UPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168458
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3171 72/8/20 BOULDER CITY,NEV PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1511 N1060U PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 50, 16320 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOULDER CITY,NEV PUEBLO,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- ABORTED WHEN DOOR CAME OPEN. INSUF DIST TO STOP,BLEW TIRE,WENT OFF RWY,HIT SAGEBRUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1060U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Boulder City