# Accident 20001013015449A: Tmpson NAVIONG, Las Vegas, NV, October 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2000, 10:34 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9667° N, 115.1167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9667&lon=-115.1167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2434T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2434T-2001-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION G (registry code 6150120, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001013015449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA011), Oct 13, 2000: Navion G (N2434T), Henderson, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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