- Date
- November 25, 1977
- Place
- Currant, NV · CURRANT, NV
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17KAPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771125037049A
- Case key
- 145579
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3497 77/11/25 CURRANT,NV PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 145 TIME - 1830 N17KA PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CURRANT RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TONOPAH,NV CURRANT,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- AIRPORT HAD FLASHING YELLOW CONSTRUCTION LIGHTS ON RUNWAY EDGE.AUTO HEADLIGHTS USED AT THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17KA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Currant Ranch
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.