- Date
- November 26, 1977
- Place
- Independence, CA · INDEPENDENCE, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3972RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19771126037179A
- Case key
- 80066
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3491 77/11/26 NR.INDEPENDENCE,CA PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 198 TIME - 0936 N3972R PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUNNYVALE,CA LAS VEGAS,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON REMARKS- MIL WX BRIEFING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3972R
- 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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Other investigations on N3972R · 1
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