No fatalities
15 May 2021: PIPER PA-28R-200 — US Aviators — Las Vegas, NV
On 15 May 2021, a PIPER PA-28R-200 operated by US Aviators was involved in an aviation accident near Las Vegas, NV. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor’s failure to compensate for a downdraft during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
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.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Instructor/check pilotResponse/compensation