Dassault Aviation MIRAGE F-1 accident near Las Vegas, NV
On May 24, 2021, a Dassault Aviation MIRAGE F-1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 24, 2021
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV
- Aircraft
- Dassault Aviation MIRAGE F-1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.201°N, 115.054°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210524103137
Official records · WPR21FA203
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Tower Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 24, 2021, about 1417 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Dassault Aviation Mirage F-1 Turbo-jet, N567EM, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Nellis Air Force Base, (LSV), Las Vegas, Nevada. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated by Draken International as a public-use aircraft in support of the United States Air Force’s simulated combat training. The accident airplane was the No.1 (lead) airplane in a flight of 2 airplanes that were returning to LSV after completion of their Weapons School support flights in the Nevada Test and Tactics Range. The No. 2 airplane in the formation returned to LSV before the lead airplane since it reached its briefed fuel status first. About 15 minutes later, the lead airplane returned to LSV. While en route to LSV and about several minutes out, the lead pilot reported that the airplane was “code 1,” signifying that the airplane had no maintenance discrepancies. A review of LSV airport surveillance radar and air traffic control communications revealed that the lead airplane entered the traffic pattern and reported initial for runway 3R at 14:16:05. At 14:16:26, the airplane was aligned with runway 3R, flying about 2,000 ft above ground level (agl) and at an airspeed of about 260 kts. The airplane broke right for the overhead pattern and while on downwind and approaching the final turn (a 180° turn towards the landing runway), at 14:17:12, the pilot reported that he would be accomplishing a low approach and then proceeding out to Flex (LSV 338/04). As the airplane began the final tu
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack on approach and failure to fly a traffic pattern track consistent with a no-flap configuration. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the airplane’s flaps to extend while in the traffic pattern for an undetermined reason.
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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.
