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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Las Vegas, NV · December 18, 1980

Date
December 18, 1980 · 15:30 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5473D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVW05
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,294 total1,212 in this make and model241 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wing struck sign-post on practice emergency landing approach to a highway.

As the FAA filed it

WING STRUCK SIGN-POST ON PRACTICE EMERGENCY LANDING APPROACH TO A HIGHWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N5473D · 1

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