ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228802
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| Date: | Saturday 7 September 2019 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C24R Sierra |
| Owner/operator: | So Cal Leasing LLC |
| Registration: | N24030 |
| MSN: | MC-487 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4744 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Las Vegas-Henderson Executive Airport (HND/KHND), Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas-Henderson Sky Harbor Airport, NV (HSH/KHND) |
| San Diego-Gillespie Field, CA (SEE/KSEE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed the runway and reported that a door had opened. After clearance to enter the traffic pattern and return to the airport, the airplane climbed to about 100 ft agl and struggled to gain altitude. The airplane turned left and subsequently entered a nose down left bank and impacted the terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage. As the airplane banked to the left, it likely experienced an aerodynamic stall.
Postaccident examination of the propeller blades revealed that the engine was likely operating near high rpm at impact, and examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot’s operating handbook indicated an open door would slipstream and may result in buffeting and that the pilot is to fly the airplane “normally.”
The occupants departed earlier the same day in the accident airplane and returned because the airplane was not being able to climb over mountains on their way to their destination. Density altitude was calculated to be 5,437 ft mean sea level at the airport. The airplane was also loaded over the maximum gross takeoff weight and exceeded the aft of the center of gravity limit for both flights.
Although the airplane was able to take off, its overweight and aft of CG limit condition and the high-density altitude increased the airplane’s stall speed and degraded its climb performance, stability, and slow-flight characteristics. When the pilot turned the airplane left to return to the airport due to the reported open door, the critical angle of attack was likely exceeded and resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s operation of the airplane over its maximum gross weight and outside of center of gravity limits at a high-density altitude, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering and subsequent aerodynamic stall at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the occupants' failure to ensure the airplane’s doors were secure prior to takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/1-dead-4-injured-in-small-plane-crash-at-14422484.php
https://heavy.com/news/2019/09/henderson-nevada-airplane-crash/
https://www.ktnv.com/news/deadly-plane-crash-at-henderson-executive-airport
NTSB
http://archive-server.liveatc.net/khnd/KHND-Sep-08-2019-0230Z.mp3
https://s3.amazonaws.com/mfbimages/logbook/images/aircraft/id/52561/2014091920505251-4658528_.jpg (photo)
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Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2019 04:05 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Sep-2019 04:13 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2019 04:42 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2019 05:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2019 06:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2019 14:10 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2019 14:15 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2019 14:15 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Sep-2019 06:38 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2019 10:24 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 09-Sep-2019 14:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 22-Apr-2022 23:27 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
| 22-Apr-2022 23:27 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, Photo] |
| 22-Apr-2022 23:28 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Photo] |
| 22-Apr-2022 23:28 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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