Piper PA-28 N6492R
2 May 1971 · Gardenville, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 May 1971 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N6492R, operated by Sky Valley AVI, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Gardenville, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gardenville, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N6492R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sky Valley AVI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Minden, Nev → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1522
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
V DITCHES ABT 181N APART.T/O PARALLEL TO SHALLOWDITCHES,1 WHEEL ENTRD DITCH.ACFT DIDNT ACCELERATE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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