# Accident 19811117074239A: Piper PA28181, Las Vegas, NV, November 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1981, 09:29 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N231CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231CM-1982-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 866 total, 9 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVW02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811117074239A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH TO DESTENATION,FORCE LANDED IN A PARKING LOT. WING SHEARED OFF BY CONCRETE FENCE.

## 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 LAX82FVW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVW02), Nov 17, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N231CM), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage

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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