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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1977 | Piper PA-32 | Marble Canyon Az, Arizona, United States | Deer Valley AI | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1977 | Piper PA-32 | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | Hamilton Avia | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1977 | Piper PA-32 | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | Aero National | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1977 | Piper PA-32 | Currant, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1977 | Piper PA-32 | Holbrook, Arizona, United States | Mostrom Plumbi | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1977 | Piper PA-32 | Prospect, Virginia, United States | Safair Flying | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
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