Small airplane flips over while waiting to take off from Las Vegas airport

I've flown into KLAS a few times in a Cherokee - crossing mid field and watching a 47 take off beneath me is seared into my memory. But I always remember departing northbound aligned to the strip with 3 passengers, hot and full fuel - when the Tower asked if I could make a left turn asap, and I thought "yea if I point it directly into a hotel and kill us all - "I'll let you know sir when I can make the turn safely" :)

I wonder if he got too close behind a large jet and the jet powered up to pull out on the runway.

Sounds like big jet wind vortices to me.

I witnessed a similar event at ABQ in the 80's. A TWA 727 revved up for takeoff on runway 08. Behind it was a Piper Cub waiting who was instructed to taxi and hold shortly thereafter and immediately got flipped on its back. Both occupants survived with minor injuries.

All the more reason to go to HND.

Has anyone noted the surface winds at KLAS at the time of the incident? Curious to know.

I think full thrust of of a commercial jet too.

Sounds like the Winds did not want to let him off the ground...

Outch

How?? Large plane vortex or did he stomp on the brakes with full power and down elevator at 30 MPH?