Accident: Piper PA34
Feb 19, 2018 · Minden, NV
NTSB numberWPR18FA091Event id20180220X11813
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from the use of a sedating antihistamine.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA34
- Registration
- N14GQ
- Year built
- 1978
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-descent Aircraft structural failure
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV)4 nm (7 km) south-east
- Carson Airport (CSN)9 nm (17 km) north
- Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL)13 nm (25 km) south-west
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