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Aviation accident WPR21LA222

NONE · PIPER PA-28R-200 · 2021-05-15 · Las Vegas, NV, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR21LA222
Event ID: 20210603103205
Type: Accident
Date: 2021-05-15
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Coordinates: 35.972861, -115.13444

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 3
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA-28R-200
Registration: N1996T
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to compensate for a downdraft during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown