Cessna 402 crash, Jul 12, 1993 (3 killed), Las Vegas-Harr...
Cessna 402 accident on July 12, 1993 near Las Vegas-Harry Reid (McCarran), Nevada, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Loss of airspeed in the...
- Date: July 12, 1993
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Las Vegas-Harry Reid (McCarran), Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of airspeed in the climb after takeoff, with the nose baggage door open and reduced power from one engine reported; the pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed.
A Cessna 402C operated by Air Nevada crashed shortly after takeoff from Las Vegas McCarran on a flight to the Grand Canyon. Witnesses saw the aircraft in a nose-high attitude and then in a right turn before it hit the ground nose first. The nose baggage door was reportedly open during takeoff, and all three occupants were killed.