- Date
- October 26, 1975
- Place
- Zephyr Cove, NV · ZEPHYR COVE, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1495XPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751026040729A
- Case key
- 151409
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3805 75/10/26 NR.ZEPHYR COVE,NV PIPER PA-34 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1130 N1495X PX- 1 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 35, 7400 TOTAL HOURS, 18 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV SO.LAKE TAHOE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/27/75.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1495X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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