# NTSB OAK78FVW05: Piper PA32R, N47630, Pahrump, NV, December 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1977
- Place: Pahrump, NV · PAHRUMP, NV
- Location: 36.2083° N, 115.9839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pahrump, NV, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2083&lon=-115.9839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVW05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVW05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3447   77/12/8   PAHRUMP,NV          PIPER PA32R         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0950                    N47630              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     48, 3574 TOTAL HOURS, 390
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAHRUMP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                PAHRUMP,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LOW APPROACH TO LDG ACFT STRUCK GRAVEL TRUCK SEVERED LEFT MAIN GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47630](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47630), registered now, S/N 32R-7880016, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pahrump

## 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 19771208037129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771208037129A), Dec 8, 1977: Amtr 7109041, Pahrump, NV, Substantial damage. Low approach to ldg acft struck gravel truck severed left main gear.

## Other investigations on N47630 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA25LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA363), Sep 23, 2025: Piper PA-32R-300 (N47630), White Plains, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper glidepath during a night visual approach, which resulted in a collision with the runway lighting system. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s momentary…

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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