Cessna 207A N6380H
10 March 1988 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 March 1988 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 207A registered N6380H was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207A
- Registration
- N6380H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA055
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
DURING A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING. ADEQUATE FUEL WAS AVAILABLE IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED 4.5 GALLONS OF WHICH 3.5 GALLONS ARE UNUSABLE. THE PLT SAID HE WAS SLIPPING THE ACFT ON THE FINAL APPROACH, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING. THE PLT SAID HE THEN SWITCHED TANKS WITHOUT SUCCESS IN IMPROVING ENG POWER. A LANDING WAS MADE 2 MILES SHORT OF THE RWY IN THE DESERT. THE LANDING DAMAGED THE MAIN LNDG GEAR AND FAILED THE NOSE GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 1988 | Cessna 207 | Center Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1988 | Cessna 207A | Takslesuk Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1988 | Cessna 207 | Akiachak, Alaska, United States | Yute Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1988 | Cessna 207 | Topping, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1988 | Cessna 207 | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | Cape Smythe Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1988 | Cessna 207 | Ruby, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1988 | Beechcraft 65 | Elko, Nevada, United States | Airborne Geophysics | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Oct 1988 | Bell 47G-3B2 | Cottonwood Canyon, Nevada, United States | Bureau of Land Management | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1988 | Pitts S-1C | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1988 | Cessna 310G | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 1988 | Applebay ZUNI 2 | Wellington, Nevada, United States | Diane E. Weidenhammer | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-31T | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Executive Air Service | Minor injuries | - |