# Accident 19730609014209A: Cessna 305A, Las Vegas, NV, June 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16708, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna Ector 305A (registry code 2073902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-ector-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 753 total, 80 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DVW23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVW23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609014209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HAND PROP DUE SOLENOID MALF.HOT ENG. MISC-INADVERTENT ENGINE START

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK73DVW23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVW23), Jun 9, 1973: Cessna 305A (N16708), Las Vegas, NV, no damage

## Other reports on N16708 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20150527007759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150527007759A), May 27, 2015: Cessna Ector 305A (N16708), Richfield, UT, Substantial damage. The pilot purchased the airplane in Ohio and was transporting it back to California. On may 27, 2015 the pilot departed fort collins co, fnl, enroute to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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