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| Date: | Thursday 16 November 2017 |
| Time: | c. 18:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-201T Turbo Arrow III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5966V |
| MSN: | 28R-7703172 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5654 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-FB-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Bernardino County, east of Halloran Springs, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | North Las Vegas (KVGT) |
| Brackett Field (KPOC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Following a loss of engine power, the aircraft force landed to the center divider of major roadway terrain in San Bernardino County near Wheaton Springs, California. The airplane sustained serious damage and the two occupants onboard were not injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20171116X35540&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=LA
http://web.archive.org/web/20171121033809/http://news3lv.com:80/news/local/small-plane-down-near-california-nevada-border-south-of-las-vegas
https://www.sbsun.com/2017/11/16/small-airplane-makes-emergency-landing-on-15-freeway-in-high-desert/
https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-i-15-south-of-primm/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5966V
FAA
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5966V
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2017 23:26 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Dec-2017 07:14 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 07-Dec-2017 15:49 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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