- Date
- July 4, 1984, 14:06 local (21:06 UTC)
- Place
- Henderson, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N18048Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840704029499A
- Case key
- 39810
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Analysis
The acft crashed shortly after takeoff on a very hot day when the acft was seen turning with the nose elevated. Witnesses noted a shudder of the airframe then the nose dropped. Official temperature was 106 degrees but arpt personnelreported the temperature as 113 degrees. No mechanical failures of the acft and no medical factors for the plt were found during the investigation that could be considered as causal in nature. The density alt was figured at 6300 ft for 106 degrees or 6800 ft for 113 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18048
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150373758
- Airframe hours
- 5,211
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Newport Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 10, 1984 · 16 hours before
- Airport
- L15 · Sky Harbor, runway 36, 5,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 575 total · 153 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 106 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.