# Incident 19890224024049I: Cessna 152, Las Vegas, NV, February 24, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1989, 14:10 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- 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: N46575, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46575-2009-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890224024049I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT OFF COURSE CALLED LAS VEGAS ATC AND DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW FUEL. LANDED ON AIR CARRIER RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N46575 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900303016279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303016279I), Mar 3, 1990: Cessna 152 (N46575), Bakerfield, CA. Engine running rough and unable to correct. Made precautionary landing on road.

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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