# Accident 20130428007019A: Cessna 172N, Henderson, NV, April 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2013, 15:57 local time
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Airport: Henderson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9703° N, 115.1339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9703&lon=-115.1339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3483E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3483E-2014-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 62 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130428007019A

## Narrative

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

ON 4/28/13, N3483E,(CESSNA C-172) A PRIVATE PILOT  LOADED TWO PASSENGERS EACH WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 240LBS. PLUS 80LBS. OF BAGGAGE PLUS FULL FUEL (40 GALLONS) AND DEPARTED HENDERSON, NV. AIRPORT RUNWAY 17R AT 15:57 LOCAL TIME.

WIND WAS 230 AT 08 KNOTS GUSTS TO 17 KNOTS. TEMPERATURE 35C/95F.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AND SAID THE ENGINE SOUNDED OR ACTED LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER EVEN THOUGH HE HAD THE THROTTLE FULL OPEN.

HE ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT BUT IMPACTED TERRAIN 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT ON VOLUNTEER ROAD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR13LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA209), Apr 28, 2013: Cessna 172N (N3483E), Henderson, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, including operating in excess of the maximum certified gross weight and center of gravity limits at a high density altitude, which resulted in 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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