- Date
- August 26, 1978
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8516QCessna TU206
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780826023689A
- Case key
- 140523
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2077 78/8/26 LAS VEGAS,NV CESSNA TU206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 167 TIME - 1452 N8516Q PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH LAS VEGAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELY,NV LAS VEGAS,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN TIRE FLAT,VALVE STEM PULLED FROM TUBE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8516Q
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Las Vegas
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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