Piper PA-38-112 accident near Jean, NV
On March 19, 2004, a Piper PA-38-112 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jean, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 19, 2004
- Place
- Jean, NV
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.755°N, 115.255°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040325X00371
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 18, 2004, at 1717 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-38-112, N2421D, impacted terrain 3.7 nautical miles (nm) east of Jean, Nevada. Desert Southwest Airlines was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The student pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries; and the airplane was destroyed. The solo instructional local flight departed Henderson Executive Airport (HND), Henderson, Nevada, at 1636. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The primary wreckage was at 35 degrees 45.302 minutes north latitude by 115 degrees 15.295 minutes west longitude. The operator reported that the student pilot had checked out the airplane at 1600 for a solo training flight. The control tower at HND recorded his departure time as 1636. The National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) reviewed recorded radar data. The review found that at 1642 a secondary 1200 (VFR) beacon code was noted at a mode C reported altitude of 4,200 feet mean sea level (msl). Recorded radar data indicated that the target continued on a southerly course until north of Jean Lake, where a series of turns were conducted. The radar return indicated numerous aerial maneuvers with mode C altitude changes from 5,000 feet msl to the lowest reported altitude of 3,500 feet msl and finally leveling off at 4,500 feet msl. The duration of the maneuvering was over a 13-minute period. The radar track then departed the area of Jean Lake at a mode C reported altitude of 4,500 feet msl and continued in a southwest directio
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to regain control of the aircraft following an upset due to the disconnected primary right aileron control cable. The failure of the company maintenance personnel to detect and correct the improperly secured turnbuckle fitting at the last 100-hour inspection is also causal.
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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.
