- Date
- January 5, 1972
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2801NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165559
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1183 72/1/5 LAS VEGAS,NEV CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N2801N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 28, 2924 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 18 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDERSON SKY HBR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ENG COWLING CAME LOOSE.NOSED OVR IN ROCKY BERM ADJ TO 50FT WIDE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2801N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Henderson Sky Hbr
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