- Date
- May 28, 1977
- Place
- Death Valley, CA · DEATH VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4488FPiper PA-32R
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770528014649A
- Case key
- 147642
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1423 77/5/28 DEATH VALLEY CA PIPER PA-32R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 356 TIME - 1000 N4488F PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARGOSA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEATH VALLEY CA LAS VEGAS,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- EMBANKMENT AT DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4488F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Amargosa
FAA reports on this event · 1
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