- Date
- July 14, 1964
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5493WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183647
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0447 64/7/14 NR.RENO NEVADA PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1950 TIME - 0205 N5493W PX- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 7/25/64. PILOT DEVIATED FROM DIRECT COURSE BUT NOT LOST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5493W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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