UNK64X3811

NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland 5A · Las Vegas, NV · September 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 6, 1964
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
8 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4913VDehavilland 5A
Status
Completed · report June 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181535

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3913   64/9/6    LAS VEGAS NEV       DEHAVILLAND 5A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0406                    N4913V              PX-  0  0  7  AIR TAXI-PASSG            45, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N4913V
Reported as
Dehavilland 5A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mccarran Field

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.