- Date
- January 21, 1978
- Place
- Las Vegas, NM · LAS VEGAS, NM
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4280QCessna 185F
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780121001559A
- Case key
- 143729
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0235 78/1/21 LAS VEGAS,NM CESSNA 185F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 849 TIME - 0910 N4280Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 587 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS VEGAS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEATTLE,WA LA JUNTA,CO LAS VEGAS,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- FROST ON WINGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4280Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Las Vegas Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.