Whitman W-8 N7599V
18 August 1984 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1984 at about 14:40 local time, a Whitman W-8 registered N7599V was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Las Vegas-Henderson (L15)
- Coordinates
- 36.0393, -114.9293
- Aircraft
- Whitman W-8
- Registration
- N7599V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Scottsdale
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA84LA203
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, PLT SWITCHED FROM FRONT TO REAR FUEL TANK AT WHICH TIME A TTL LOSS OF PWR OCCURRED. REMEDIAL ACTION WAS ATTEMPTED BUT NO PWR WAS REGAINED. UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE ARPT, PLT APPLIED FULL FLAPS AND STALLED THE ACFT APRX 15 FT AGL OVER THE ROUGH TERRAIN. ACFT WAS REFUELED THE NIGHT PRIOR TO THIS FLT. PLT FAILED TO DRAIN FUEL TANKS ON THE MORNING OF THE FLT. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, AND CARBURETOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Whitman W-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1973 | Whitman W-8 | Alamance, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jun 1966 | Whitman W-8 | Buffalo Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1984 | Hughes 269B | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Poss Enterprises | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1984 | Cessna 152II | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1984 | Cessna 150-K | Fallon, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1984 | Cessna 182 | Gerlach, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1984 | Stinson 108-2 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |