- Date
- February 14, 1988, 15:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Jean, NV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5173GCessna 305A (L-19)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880214002369A
- Case key
- 40779
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses observed acft enter 45 deg climb attitude on liftoff, climb to about 200 ft AGL, then enter left turn. Acft appeared to stall, wing dropped and nose fell through to impact 100 yds left of runway. Flaps found set at 60 deg vs. max 30 deg setting specified on cockpit placard. Accompanying acft witness stated previous takeoff that day also executed with 60 deg flaps. No evidence found of pre-impact malf or failure in acft structure, powerplant or systems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5173G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A (L-19) (305A (L-19)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21547
- Airframe hours
- 455
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11A, 213 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard H. Schaper
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Destination
- DAG · Barstow/Daggett, CA
- Airport
- OL7 · Jean, runway 2, 4,545 × 100 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 14 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 21 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.