- Date
- September 2, 1984, 12:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N49141Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840902045429A
- Case key
- 40002
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Forced landing
Weather evaluation - improperFactor
Weather condition - high windFactor
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
Proper altitude - not attainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Nose over
Analysis
The instuctor pilot allowed the aircraft to approach mountainous terrain with insufficient altitude to counter wind conditions, reported at 35 mph. Downdrafts prevented climb to higher altitude before forcing a descent. On touchdown on a road, the left wing struck an embankment and the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49141
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281160
- Airframe hours
- 1,354
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael Mulanex
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 2, 1984 · 55 hours before
- Departed
- LAS · Las Vegas, NV
- Destination
- LAS · Las Vegas, NV
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 309 total · 38 in this make and model · 148 as pilot in command · 54 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 20 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.