Piper PA-31-350 accident near Las Vegas, NV
On August 28, 2008, a Piper PA-31-350 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 28, 2008
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.211°N, 115.225°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080904X01376
Official records · LAX08FA286
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications - Nellis AFB: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Transcript of Radio Communications, FAA: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 28, 2008, at 1434 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-31-350 (twin engine airplane), N212HB, experienced a loss of right engine power during en route climb a few minutes after departing from runway 7 at North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), Las Vegas, Nevada. Thereafter, the pilot terminated his intended flight to Palo Alto, California (PAO), and attempted an emergency landing back at VGT. While descending on short final approach, the airplane collided with several objects and ultimately crashed in a residential area about 1.25 miles from the departure runway. The airplane was substantially damaged by fire. The airline transport pilot, who was the sole occupant in the airplane, was fatally injured. Of the five persons who were located at the impacted private residence, one received minor injuries, and four were not injured. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was owned and operated by Aeronet Supply, an airplane brokerage company based in Gardena, California. The flight originated from VGT about 1422. According to Aeronet's owner, the recently hired contract ferry (accident) pilot was intending to fly the airplane to Palo Alto (PAO), where the connection of previously installed ferry tanks and avionics would be completed. Thereafter, upon obtaining Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval, the accident pilot was to ferry the airplane to Korea for delivery to its prospective new owner. The National Transportation
Probable cause
A loss of power in the right engine due to an in-flight fuel-fed fire in the right engine compartment that, while the exact origin could not be determined, was likely related to the right engine-driven fuel pump, its fuel supply line, or fitting. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to adhere to the POH's procedures for responding to the fire and configuring the airplane to reduce
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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.
