Siai-Marchetti SF260C accident near North Las Vegas, NV
On December 3, 1994, a Siai-Marchetti SF260C (airplane) was involved in an accident near North Las Vegas, NV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 3, 1994
- Place
- North Las Vegas, NV
- Aircraft
- Siai-Marchetti SF260C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.241°N, 115.231°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02734
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 3, 1994, around 1230 Pacific standard time, a Siai- Marchetti SF260C, N58FD, operated by Desert Aces, Ltd., departed from controlled flight while engaged in a simulated air combat training maneuver with another of the operator's airplanes. The first airplane (N406FD) landed without incident. The second (accident) airplane crashed into open desert terrain about 14 nautical miles northwest of the North Las Vegas Air Terminal, Nevada. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and postimpact ground fire. The airline transport pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the work-related flight. The flight originated from North Las Vegas on the day of the accident between 1200 and 1210. According to information provided by Desert Aces, its primary business was entertainment in the form of simulated air combat flight operations. Its mission was "to allow the general public the opportunity to experience an air combat training mission in the safest, most professional and realistic environment possible." Prior to the accident flight, the passenger had made one flight as a "guest fighter pilot" in the Marchetti airplane. The first flight was concluded without mishap, and the passenger boarded the airplane for the second and final flight. The flight was performed in concert with another of the operator's Marchetti airplanes. Both airplanes departed together from the North Las Vegas Air Terminal, and the airplanes proceeded to the practice area. Upon arrival, the pilots commenced practicing a series of basic
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane by inadvertently allowing the flying passenger to enter a stall/spin. Factors in the accident were the passenger's interference with the pilot's attempted recovery from the spin, and the pilot's lack of experience in small general aviation airplanes.
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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.
