# NTSB OAK76AP040: Piper PA-22, N2614P, Searchlight, NV, January 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1976
- Place: Searchlight, NV · SEARCHLIGHT, NV
- Location: 35.4554° N, 114.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searchlight, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4554&lon=-114.9204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP040

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2614P-1976-04-23), registration cancelled 1976-04-23, S/N 22-2949, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Searchlight

## 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 19760123005109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760123005109A), Jan 23, 1976: Piper PA22150, Searchlight, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit pwr cables 140FT AGL 3MI frm upslope rwy.

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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