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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Las Vegas, NV · June 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 11, 1964
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7521WPiper PA28
Status
Completed · report October 1, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183303

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1615  64/6/11    LAS VEGAS NEV       PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N7521W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N7521W
Reported as
Piper PA28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mccarran Field

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