Cessna 120 N2801N
5 January 1972 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 January 1972 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N2801N was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Henderson Sky Hbr
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N2801N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1183
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ENG COWLING CAME LOOSE.NOSED OVR IN ROCKY BERM ADJ TO 50FT WIDE RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1972 | Cessna 120 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Aerosport Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1972 | Cessna 120 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1972 | Cessna 120 | Corning, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Cessna 120 | Fall Rvr Ml, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1972 | Cessna 120 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1972 | Cessna 120 | Forest City, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |