# Accident 19800703023959A: Cessna 172M, Las Vegas, NV, July 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5235R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5235R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 9 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703023959A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LAST THIRD OF RUNWAY. RAN OFF END, NOSED OVER IN SOFT SAND. FACTOR; UNSKILLED, HEAT RISING OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX80FVW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW19), Jul 3, 1980: Cessna 172M (N5235R), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage

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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