# Incident 19900330018759I: Cessna 172N, Las Vegas, NV, March 30, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1990, 19:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N4839G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4839G) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900330018759I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING INTO A PARKING SPACE.

## Other reports on N4839G (1)

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

- [Accident 19800531017029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800531017029A), May 31, 1980: Cessna 172N (N4839G), Cajon Pass, CA, Substantial damage. Flew into area of severe turbulence in a mountain Pass. Struck ground in a downdraft. Landed safely.

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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