Piper PA-28 N6537W
2 September 1974 · Reno, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 September 1974 at about 19:03 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N6537W was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Reno, Nevada, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reno Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N6537W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → San Jose, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2432
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT ATTMPTD FLT BEHIND PWR CURVE. DENSITY ALT 7300 FT. MIXT CTL FOUND IN FULL RICH POS.HIT WIRES
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Maui, Hawaii, United States | Piper Flite | No injuries | - |
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| 28 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Marble Falls, Texas, United States | Aviation Train | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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