- Date
- April 23, 1977
- Place
- Winnemucca, NV · WINNEMUCCA, NV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N41176Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770423009639A
- Case key
- 158027
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0915 77/4/23 NR.WINNEMUCCA,NV PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 49 TOTAL TIME - 1220 N41176 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINNEMUCCA,NV TONOPAH,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- PLT STATED HE FELT NAUSEATED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. RECOVERY DATE 4/25/77.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41176
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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