Cessna 172N N734NJ
15 April 2023 · North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 April 2023 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N734NJ, operated by Flyright Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near North Las Vegas, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- North Las Vegas (KVGT)
- Coordinates
- 36.2097, -115.1910
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N734NJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flyright Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Overton → Las Vegas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR23LA155
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 of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in collision with taxiway sign.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The Certified Flight Instructor reported that, while practicing stop-and-go landings with his student, the airplane touched down hard and immediately veered left. The pilot attempted to correct with opposite rudder; however, the airplane continued off the runway and hit a taxiway sign with the left wing and landing gear struts. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing strut. The pilot reported to the duty officer that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2023 | Cessna 172S | Princeton, Minnesota, United States | Twin Cities Flight Training, Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 28 Jul 2023 | Cessna 172 | Trujillo, Peru | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 May 2023 | Cessna 172 | South Bethlehem, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2023 | Cessna 172 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Tailwinds LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2023 | Cessna 172 | Watsonville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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