# NTSB OAK77FXQ17: Piper PA-28, N41176, Winnemucca, NV, April 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1977
- Place: Winnemucca, NV · WINNEMUCCA, NV
- Location: 40.9644° N, 117.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnemucca, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9644&lon=-117.7246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FXQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41176-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N 28-7425201 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770423009639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770423009639A), Apr 23, 1977: Piper PA28140, Winnemucca, NV, Destroyed. Plt stated he felt nauseated prior to departure. Recovery date 4/25/77.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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