# Incident 19780317013579I: Cessna 172I, Las Vegas, NV, March 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1978, 18:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N46012, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46012-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780317013579I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N46012 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980225006979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980225006979I), Feb 25, 1998: Cessna 172I (N46012), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: at 1130 hours on 02/25/98 at Santa Barbara airport a landing USMC CH46 helicopter upset N46012, a Cessna 172, by rotor downwash. Investigation…

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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