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Piper PA-32 N5873V

20 August 1977 · Carson City, Nevada, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 20 August 1977 at about 14:35 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N5873V, operated by Bayview Aviati, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Carson City, Nevada, United States. 6 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Carson City, Nevada, United States
Nearest airport
Carson City
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-32
Registration
N5873V
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Bayview Aviati
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Oakland, Ca
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2976

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 1 3 0 2

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

UNFAMILIAR WITH LNDG GEAR OPN AT SLOW SPEEDS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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