# NTSB OAK78FVW04: Piper PA-32, N17KA, Currant, NV, November 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1977
- Place: Currant, NV · CURRANT, NV
- Location: 38.7422° N, 115.4748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Currant, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7422&lon=-115.4748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVW04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVW04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17KA-1982-09-21), registration cancelled 1982-09-21, S/N 321066 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Currant Ranch

## 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 19771125037049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771125037049A), Nov 25, 1977: Piper PA32260, Currant, NV, Substantial damage. Airport had flashing yellow construction lights on runway edge. Auto headlights used at threshold.

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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