Aviation Crash Map

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.

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