36.1750° N, 115.1372° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 10, 1978 · 12:10 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mc Carran International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N252V
Reported as
Braero DH1253A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total1,200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot had directional problems when he left nose wheel steering. Aborted due to vibration at 100 knots.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD DIRECTIONAL PROBLEMS WHEN HE LEFT NOSE WHEEL STEERING. ABORTED DUE TO VIBRATION AT 100 KNOTS.