- Date
- January 23, 1976
- Place
- Searchlight, NV · SEARCHLIGHT, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2614PPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760123005109A
- Case key
- 152766
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0413 76/1/23 NR.SEARCHLIGHT,NV PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 290 TIME - 1951 N2614P PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEARCHLIGHT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA VERNE,CA BULLHEAD CITY,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT PWR CABLES 140FT AGL 3MI FRM UPSLOPE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2614P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Searchlight
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.