# Incident 19810128012459I: Cessna 414, Las Vegas, NV, January 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1981, 15:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SCIA
- 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: N52SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52SA-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 600 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/19810128012459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N52SA (1)

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

- [Incident 19810107006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810107006869I), Jan 7, 1981: Cessna 414 (N52SA), Grand Canyon, NV. En route the left engine had chip light and engine lost all power. Idler gear shaft support failed.

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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