- Date
- February 19, 1977
- Place
- Jean, NV · JEAN, NV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N65543Boeing B75N1
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770219003239A
- Case key
- 156861
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0117 77/2/19 NR.JEAN,NV BOEING B75N1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE TIME - 1630 N65543 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE 54, 2200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV JEAN,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- CRASHED ON DRY LAKE BED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65543
- Reported as
- Boeing B75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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