Cessna 172N N733AA

Summary

On 30 June 1994 at about 21:25 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N733AA, operated by Nevada CAL Aero, was involved in an accident near Schurz, Nevada, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 June 1994 at 21:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Schurz, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Schurz (3Q1)

Coordinates

38.9201, -118.7096

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N733AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Nevada CAL Aero

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Reno

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX94LA269

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot's inability to maintain an adequate airspeed in the takeoff initial climb due to an encounter with a windshear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The passenger seated in the right front seat holds an airline transport pilot certificate and is an airline pilot. The witness reported that he did not observe a windsock on the airstrip and they had to gauge the wind conditions before takeoff by looking at the trees around the airport. He estimated that the winds were from 310 degrees at 10 knots with higher gusts to over 20 knots. Both he and the pilot stated in separate interviews that the takeoff was normal until the aircraft achieved about 100 feet agl. At that point, the aircraft encountered a 'very turbulent boundary layer' and the airspeed indicator 'instantaneously went from 80 to 30 knots and the stall horn came on continuously.' Both of the pilots stated that they could not recover the airspeed and the aircraft descended to impact with a telephone pole and wire at the north airport boundary.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.