Cessna 402B N53SA
20 July 1979 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1979 at about 11:33 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N53SA, operated by Scenic Airline, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 10 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- McCarran Int'l
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N53SA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Scenic Airline
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Grand Canyon, Az
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2046
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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
PILOT TURNED 150 DEGREES BACK TOWARD ARPT.TCA FLT PLAN.DENSITY ALT APPROX 3500 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1979 | Cessna 402 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Rapid Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1979 | Cessna 402 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | ZIA | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1979 | Cessna 402 | Shelbyville, North Carolina, United States | Tennessee Airw | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1979 | Cessna 402 | Long Beach, California, United States | Air Cortez | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1979 | Cessna 402B | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Scenic Airways | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1979 | Cessna 402A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | ZIA Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |