Cessna 150 N18048

Summary

On 4 July 1984 at about 21:06 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N18048 was involved in an accident near Henderson, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 July 1984 at 21:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Henderson, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Sky Harbor (L15)

Coordinates

36.0403, -114.9292

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N18048

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA84FA158

2 people died.

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

THE ACFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON A VERY HOT DAY WHEN THE ACFT WAS SEEN TURNING WITH THE NOSE ELEVATED. WITNESSES NOTED A SHUDDER OF THE AIRFRAME THEN THE NOSE DROPPED. OFFICIAL TEMPERATURE WAS 106 DEGREES BUT ARPT PERSONNELREPORTED THE TEMPERATURE AS 113 DEGREES. NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OF THE ACFT AND NO MEDICAL FACTORS FOR THE PLT WERE FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED AS CAUSAL IN NATURE. THE DENSITY ALT WAS FIGURED AT 6300 FT FOR 106 DEGREES OR 6800 FT FOR 113 DEGREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.