# Incident 19810204006339I: Cessna 172N, Las Vegas, NV, February 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1981, 18:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N4940E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4940E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 460 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/19810204006339I

## Narrative

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

ZD DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH WITH NOSE WHELL BROKEN OFF

## Other reports on N4940E (1)

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

- [Incident 20241016015659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241016015659I), Oct 16, 2024: Cessna 172N (N4940E), North Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. On 10/16//2024 1515 PDT a C172N veered off runway, came to rest disabled off runway end. Prior to incident of runway overshoot, CFI and student pilot stated…

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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