- Date
- November 11, 1976
- Place
- Searchlight, NV · SEARCHLIGHT, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4754FPiper PA-32R
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761111035419A
- Case key
- 155912
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3238 76/11/11 NR.SEARCHLIGHT,NV PIPER PA-32R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1400 TIME - 0700 N4754F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UNKNOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG BEAR,CA LAS VEGAS,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- CARGO DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT.PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING TO CLOSE IT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4754F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Unknown
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.