- Date
- July 22, 1977
- Place
- Jackpot, NV · JACKPOT, NV
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5438FPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770722030429A
- Case key
- 146249
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2176 77/7/22 JACKPOT,NV PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 70 TOTAL TIME - 2240 N5438F PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKPOT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKPOT,NV BURLEY,ID. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - RAIN SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DARK NIGHT,LIGHT DRIZZLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5438F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jackpot
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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.