OAK76FVW29

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Tempiute, NV · June 16, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1976
Place
Tempiute, NV · TEMPIUTE, NV
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6042PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760616016839A
Case key
154010

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1473  76/6/16    TEMPIUTE,NV         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 2047
        TIME - 0940                    N6042P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1326 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNDERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                TEMPIUTE,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N6042P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gunderson

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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.