Cessna 177 accident near Boulder City, NV
On August 10, 1999, a Cessna 177 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boulder City, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 10, 1999
- Place
- Boulder City, NV
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.989°N, 114.811°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19547
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 10, 1999, at 1440 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 177, N29437, impacted terrain while maneuvering in a box canyon approximately 10 miles southeast of the Boulder City, Nevada, airport. The airplane, operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 by the private pilot/owner as an instructional flight, was destroyed. The certified flight instructor (CFI) received serious injuries, and the private pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated at the Boulder City airport about 1330 for the local area flight. A witness to the accident stated that he saw the airplane make a right turn into the box canyon. He stated that the airplane was flush with a bluff that is approximately 100 feet above the floor of the canyon. The witness stated that he watched the airplane fly up the box canyon and make a tight left turn, and then saw a dust cloud. During the accident sequence, the witness reported the engine was producing power and he did not hear a sound change, or sputtering of the engine. The owner's son was at the airport at the time of the accident. He stated that he and his father had been looking to purchase an airplane for a couple of months. They flew out to Nevada from Louisiana to purchase the accident airplane. The son stated that the airplane broker hired a CFI to provide instruction, and to accompany the two men on the return trip back to Louisiana. The son reported that prior to his flight on the morning of the accident, the airplane was refueled to capacity by adding approximately 18 gallons of fuel. He reported that he and the CFI had
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed and altitude margin while conducting low altitude maneuvers in an area of strong gusty winds and terrain-induced turbulence likely to contain wind shear conditions.
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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.
