- Date
- November 8, 1971
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N87545Republic RC-3
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163316
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4209 71/11/8 LAS VEGAS,NEV REPUBLIC RC-3 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2248 TIME - 1527 N87545 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 981 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LAS VEGAS,NEV LAS VEGAS,NEV LAKE MEAD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROP CTL VALVE FAILED,PROP WENT TO HI PITCH,ACFT CRASH LNDD IN SHOPPING CENTER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87545
- Reported as
- Republic RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mccarran
N87545Registration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · Republic RC-3Airframe modelRepublic RC-3Engine modelFranklin 6A8 series
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