De Havilland DHC-1B-2 accident near Las Vegas, NV
On November 19, 1993, a De Havilland DHC-1B-2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 19, 1993
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-1B-2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.191°N, 115.309°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13760
NTSB summary
On November 19, 1993 at 1053 hours Pacific standard time, a Dehavilland DHC-1B-2 (aka Chipmunk), N42597, crashed and burned shortly after departing runway 30 at North Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada. The pilot was conducting a local visual flight rules maintenance test flight. The airplane, operated by Gerard Morgan, Las Vegas, Nevada, was destroyed. The certificated airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at North Las Vegas Airport at 1050 hours. Mr. Dale Nelson, Principal Maintenance Inspector, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Las Vegas Flight Standards District Office, conducted the on-scene investigation. A fixed- based operator (herein referred to as the operator) provided Inspector Nelson with a written statement concerning his previous conversations with the pilot and his observations of the accident. The operator said that a few days before the accident the pilot told him the accident airplane was "...experiencing fuel system contamination problems." These problems resulted in the engine fuel injectors becoming clogged. Two days before the accident the pilot asked the operator about the fuel pressure limits on the accident airplane's engine. The operator told the pilot the fuel pressure limits were between nine (9) and twelve (12) pounds per square inch (psi) and offered him the appropriate maintenance manual. Later the pilot told him that he reset the fuel pressure on the engine and that the engine was operating properly. On the day of the accident, the pilot
Probable cause
Were the fuel injection line contamination resulting in fuel starvation; the pilot's inadequate 100-hour inspection; the pilot's improper decision to return to the airport at a low altitude; and his failure to maintain the proper airspeed which resulted in a stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
