# NTSB UNK64X3811: Dehavilland 5A, N4913V, Las Vegas, NV, September 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1964
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3811
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3811

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4913V-2012-10-12), registration cancelled 2012-10-12, S/N 04272, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND 5A
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-5a) (registry code 2800406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GQ-70MK2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gq-70mk2) (registry code 20007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccarran Field

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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