# NTSB OAK76DVW33: Piper PA-30, N7291Y, Pioche, NV, August 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1976
- Place: Pioche, NV · PIOCHE, NV
- Location: 37.9520° N, 114.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pioche, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9520&lon=-114.4435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVW33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVW33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2449   76/8/4    PIOCHE,NV           PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 2000
        TIME - 0500                    N7291Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                PIOCHE,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED WITH SUN DIRECTLY IN HIS EYES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7291Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7291Y-2006-04-17), registration cancelled 2006-04-17, S/N 30-329, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Williams Ranch

## 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 19760804026599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760804026599A), Aug 4, 1976: Piper PA30, Pioche, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot landed with sun directly in his eyes

## Other investigations on N7291Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX06FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA089), Jan 14, 2006: Piper PA-30 (N7291Y), Visalia, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in a stall and uncontrolled descent. Contributing factors to the accident were the pilot's impairment due to his…

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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