# Incident 19810518030699I: Piper PA38112, Las Vegas, NV, May 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N4307E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4307E-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810518030699I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CROSSWIND AND DRAGGED TAIL SECTION.

## Other reports on N4307E (1)

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

- [Accident 20020827038269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020827038269A), Aug 27, 2002: Piper PA38112 (N4307E), Ringgold, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot was completing a cross country solo flight. At approximately 12:10 EST the student pilot noted a change in the engine noise level…

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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