- Date
- November 4, 1977
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5690VPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771104036029A
- Case key
- 144586
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3446 77/11/4 NR.LAS VEGAS,NV PIPER PA-28R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 122 TIME - 1839 N5690V PX- 1 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN JOSE,CA LAS VEGAS,NV BAKERSFIELD,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 11-05-77.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5690V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mccarran Intl.
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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