- Date
- November 28, 1976
- Place
- Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8176WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761128036839A
- Case key
- 156390
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3423 76/11/28 MINDEN,NV PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 57, 47 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N8176W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARSON CITY,NV MINDEN,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- CHECKING GAGES ON LONG LOW FINAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8176W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Douglas County
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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.
Other investigations on N8176W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX83LA014Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportReno, NVAircraft impacted on a hillside at 5200 feet level while on approach to cannon international airport Reno, NV at night. The weather was VMC. No malfunctions in equipment were found the pilot said the aircraft "fell from under me". He saw the terrain, pulled…NTSB OAK72DVM16Accident · No injuriesClosedSalinas, CA