Republic RC-3 N87545
8 November 1971 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 November 1971 at about 15:27 local time, a Republic RC-3 registered N87545 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- McCarran
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Republic RC-3
- Registration
- N87545
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4209
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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
PROP CTL VALVE FAILED, PROP WENT TO HI PITCH, ACFTCRASH LNDD IN SHOPPING CENTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Republic RC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1971 | Republic RC-3-1 | Renton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1971 | Republic RC-3 | Tonawanda, New York, United States | T and A Develo | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1970 | Republic RC-3 | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1970 | Republic RC-3 | Avalon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1970 | Republic RC-3 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1972 | Republic RC-3 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Stol Acft Corp | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |