Piper PA-34 N56479
16 August 1980 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1980 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N56479 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 3 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N56479
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Amarillo, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2160
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PLT REPORTED L BRAKE FAILED.UN DETERMINE DUE TO IMPACT DMG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Streator, Illinois, United States | Clark Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Whiteriver, Arizona, United States | Apache Const. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-34 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 May 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Hays, Kansas, United States | Gramerly Corp | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |