# NTSB OAK77FXQ34: Piper PA-32, N5873V, Carson City, NV, August 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: Carson City, NV · CARSON CITY, NV
- Location: 39.1638° N, 119.7674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson City, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1638&lon=-119.7674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FXQ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2976  77/8/20    CARSON CITY,NV      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1900
        TIME - 1435                    N5873V              PX-  1  2  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARSON CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARSON CITY,NV              OAKLAND,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- UNFAMILIAR WITH LNDG GEAR OPN AT SLOW SPEEDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5873V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5873V-1977-10-03), registration cancelled 1977-10-03, S/N 32R-7780371 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Carson City

## 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 19770820028229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820028229A), Aug 20, 1977: Piper PA32RT300, Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. Unfamiliar with lndg gear opn at slow speeds.

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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