# NTSB OAK76AP023: Piper PA-34, N1495X, Zephyr Cove, NV, October 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1975
- Place: Zephyr Cove, NV · ZEPHYR COVE, NV
- Location: 39.0132° N, 119.9236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyr Cove, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0132&lon=-119.9236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP023

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1495X-1976-02-19), registration cancelled 1976-02-19, S/N 34-7570263 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751026040729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751026040729A), Oct 26, 1975: Piper PA34200T, Zephyr Cove, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date 10/27/75.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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