# NTSB OAK7LAP009: Piper PA-22, N6178D, Hawthorne, NV, September 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1975
- Place: Hawthorne, NV · HAWTHORNE, NV
- Location: 38.5253° N, 118.6260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5253&lon=-118.6260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150929
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK7LAP009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LAP009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2419   75/9/6  NR.HAWTHORNE,NV       PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 250
        TIME - 1345                    N6178D              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 213 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SO.LAKE TAHOE,CA           HAWTHORNE,NV                  FLYING M RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO SLOPE OF MTN RIDGE.PLT HAD MODERATE ATHEROSCLEROSIS.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.051 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6178D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6178D-1975-11-04), registration cancelled 1975-11-04, S/N 22-4825 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750906030399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750906030399A), Sep 6, 1975: Piper PA22, Hawthorne, NV, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into slope of mtn ridge. Plt had moderate atherosclerosis. Blood alcohol lvl 0.051 pct.

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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