Plane Crash List

Cessna 172P N529MC

22 May 2010 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 May 2010 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N529MC, operated by Rhoads Eric S DBA, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. One person was 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 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Nearest airport
Henderson (KHND)
Coordinates
35.9728, -115.1344
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N529MC
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Rhoads Eric S DBA
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Santa Ana → Henderson
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
WPR10CA255

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during taxi.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he made a normal landing on runway 17L. The pilot was instructed to cross runway 17R without delay. As he was taxiing, the airplane began to weather vane left into the wind. The pilot tried to correct back to the taxiway with the right rudder but the airplane continued to the left and hit a taxiway light. As the pilot continued to maneuver to the left, the airplane went into a ditch and the tail struck an airport sign.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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