Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N739HA

3 September 2000 · North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 September 2000 at about 02:28 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N739HA was involved in an accident near North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:28
Classification
Accident
Location
North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Nearest airport
North Las Vegas (VGT)
Coordinates
36.2103, -115.1198
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N739HA
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
LAX00LA323

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain proper airspeed during the aborted landing go-around which resulted in a stall/mush and impact with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On final approach for landing, the wind blew the aircraft off of runway centerline alignment and the pilot initiated a go-around from 20 - 25 feet agl. After initiating the go-around, the wind blew the aircraft further to the side, and the aircraft kept descending until it contacted the ground in the dirt off the runway. The nose wheel dug into the dirt and the aircraft came to rest about 100 yards off the runway about midfield. The pilot reported he had stalled the aircraft during the attempted go-around and there were no mechanical malfunctions with the aircraft. A special weather observation taken at the time of the accident reported a 70-degree crosswind at 10 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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