# NTSB LAX65A0082: Fairchild F-27A, N757L, Las Vegas, NV, April 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1965
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65A0082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0051  65/4/16    LAS VEGAS NEV       FAIRCHILD F-27A     CR-  0  2  0  TRAINING                  ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0445                    N757L               PX-  0  0  0                            42, 15167 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3765 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN FIELD
        OPERATOR - BONANZA AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM MECHANICAL
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
          MISC-ASYMMETRICAL FLAP CONDITION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- IMPROPER FUNCTION OF ASYMMETRICAL FLAP INDICATOR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757L-1965-06-17), registration cancelled 1965-06-17, S/N 54, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27A
- Registry model: [Fairchild F-27A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27a) (registry code 3373004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mccarran Field

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.

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