Piper PA-38-112 N6456A
10 June 1985 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 June 1985 at about 13:45 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N6456A was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Harbor (L15)
- Coordinates
- 36.0398, -114.9307
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112
- Registration
- N6456A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Las Vegas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA85LA133
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING A LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT A BOUNCED LANDING WAS MADE. THE ACFT BOUNCED NOSE HIGH TO ABOUT 20 FT AGL. THE ACFT THEN VEERED LEFT OF THE RWY AFTER FULL POWER HAD BEEN ADDED AND FLAPS REDUCED FROM 40 DEGREES TO 25 DEGREES FOR AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AT ABOUT 50 KNOTS INDICATED THE ACFT STRUCK SOME ROCKS TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-38-112 | Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States | Mt. Flyers Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1985 | Piper PA 38-112 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | James B. Williams | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1985 | Piper PA-38-112 | Morgan Hill, California, United States | Northwind Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-38-112 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1985 | Piper PA-38-112 | Miami, Florida, United States | ROD FLA, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1985 | Piper PA-38-112 | Madison, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna P210 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Scott Shaw | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Schweizer SGS-126E | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1985 | Champion 7GC | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Fish Lake Valle, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1985 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1985 | Beechcraft 36 | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |