# Accident 19871228071769A: Cessna 182C, Las Vegas, NV, December 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1987, 17:06 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0790° N, 115.1408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0790&lon=-115.1408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8819T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8819T-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871228071769A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED TCA WITHOUT CLEARANCE OR MODE C TRANSPONDER. ERRATIC FLYING. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. HIT CULVERT.

## 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 SEA88LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA033), Dec 29, 1987: Cessna 182C (N8819T), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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