- Date
- July 30, 1974
- Place
- Pyramid, NV · PYRAMID, NV
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4694PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740730023819A
- Case key
- 134538
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2157 74/7/30 NR.PYRAMID,NEV PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 400 TIME - 1400 N4694P PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARSON CITY,NEV PYRAMID,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- STUDENT PLT WITH 3 PAX LDG ON LAKE SHORE-RAN INTO SOFT AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4694P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4694PRegistration cancelled Aug 1, 2012 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4694P · 1
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