Plane Crash List

Cessna 180 N9386C

10 February 2002 · Jean, Nevada, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 February 2002 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9386C was involved in an accident near Jean, Nevada, United States. 2 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 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Jean, Nevada, United States
Coordinates
35.9167, -115.8333
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N9386C
Category
Airplane
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Las Vegas → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX02LA086

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he was conducting a local area flight and intended to make a stop-and-go landing on the dry lakebed at Jean. After landing and bringing the airplane to a stop, he made a practice short-field takeoff with the first notch of flaps extended. He believed that the airplane encountered a dust devil during the takeoff roll and a ground loop ensued.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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