20001013015449A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Tmpson NAVION G · Las Vegas, NV · October 13, 2000

Date: October 13, 2000 · 10:34 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2434T
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX01FA011
Reported as: Tmpson Naviong
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N2434TRegistration cancelled May 5, 2001 · Navion NAVION GS/N NAV-4-2434 Airframe modelNavion NAVION G

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What happened

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(-23) A/c departed rwy 36 at Henderson executive airport (L15), Henderson, NV. At 1034 PDT enroute to bakersfield, CA. (Bfl). Witnesses stated they observed the a/c obtain approx. 400-500 ft altitude, settle slightly, then attempt to turn right. One witness stated that he heard the engine quit. They observed the a/c's right wing drop and the a/c enter a nose down attitude and impact the ground vertically at an approx. 70-80 degree nose down angle. The a/c impacted the right wing tip first, immediately followed by the engine/nose section then left wing tip tank. The a/c recoiled/sprang back and to the left and came to rest in an upright position with the nose of the a/c at an approx. heading of 260-270 degrees. The cabin door departed the a/c and the pilot suffered fatal injuries coming to rest with the upper torso portion of his body lying across the door opening onto the left wing next to the fuselage. The a/c was destroyed on impact. There was no post impact fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A/C DEPARTED RWY 36 AT HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (L15), HENDERSON, NV. AT 1034 PDT ENROUTE TO BAKERSFIELD, CA. (BFL). WITNESSES STATED THEY OBSERVED THE A/C OBTAIN APPROX. 400-500 FT ALTITUDE, SETTLE SLIGHTLY, THEN ATTEMPT TO TURN RIGHT. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE ENGINE QUIT. THEY OBSERVED THE A/C'S RIGHT WING DROP AND THE A/C ENTER A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND IMPACT THE GROUND VERTICALLY AT AN APPROX. 70-80 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ANGLE. THE A/C IMPACTED THE RIGHT WING TIP FIRST, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE/NOSE SECTION THEN LEFT WING TIP TANK. THE A/C RECOILED/SPRANG BACK AND TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH THE NOSE OF THE A/C AT AN APPROX. HEADING OF 260-270 DEGREES. THE CABIN DOOR DEPARTED THE A/C AND THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES COMING TO REST WITH THE UPPER TORSO PORTION OF HIS BODY LYING ACROSS THE DOOR OPENING ONTO THE LEFT WING NEXT TO THE FUSELAGE. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX01FA011Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHenderson, NVthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering to return to the runway following a loss of engine power in the takeoff initial climb. The loss of power was probably due to the pilot's failure to ensure that an adequate fuel supply…Oct 13, 2000 · Destroyed