# Accident 19771104036029A: Piper PA28R, Las Vegas, NV, November 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1977
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International.
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: N5690V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5690V-1978-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 7 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771104036029A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 11-05-77.

## 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 OAK78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA003), Nov 4, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N5690V), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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