# Incident 19780805050139I: Cessna 150, Las Vegas, NV, August 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1978, 18:41 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- 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: N6437K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6437K-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 808 total, 350 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/19780805050139I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N6437K (1)

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

- [Accident 19800706023969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706023969A), Jul 6, 1980: Cessna 150M (N6437K), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Student made hard landing, bounced. PIC took over. Tried to go around with aircraft in a stalled condition.

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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