- Date
- February 6, 1977
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 15 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N76GCFord 5-AT-B
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770206002959A
- Case key
- 157728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0441 77/2/6 LAS VEGAS,NV FORD 5-AT-B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1130 N76GC PX- 0 0 15 OTHER 43, 8128 TOTAL HOURS, 85 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRON INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW REMARKS- PART 91 COMM OPERATOR,LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLT.AIR IN BRAKE LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76GC
- Reported as
- Ford 5-AT-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mccarron Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.