# Accident 19800706023969A: Cessna 150M, Las Vegas, NV, July 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- 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: 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 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,410 total, 45 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706023969A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING, BOUNCED. PIC TOOK OVER. TRIED TO GO AROUND WITH AIRCRAFT IN A STALLED CONDITION.

## 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 LAX80FVW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW20), Jul 6, 1980: Cessna 150M (N6437K), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6437K (1)

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

- [Incident 19780805050139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780805050139I), Aug 5, 1978: Cessna 150 (N6437K), Las Vegas, NV. Forced landing after running out of fuel.

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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