# Accident 19791109030969A: Cessna 150M, Las Vegas, NV, November 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1979, 12:35 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial 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: N4014V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4014V-2012-11-15) (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 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 43 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVW03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109030969A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. STUDENT PILOT CRASH-LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX80FVW03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW03), Nov 9, 1979: Cessna 150M (N4014V), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed

## Other reports on N4014V (1)

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

- [Accident 19790326005269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790326005269A), Mar 26, 1979: Cessna 150M (N4014V), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Instructor pilot let student continue bad landing approach too long, resulting in crash off runway.

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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