# Accident 19910316039429A: Cessna T207A, Las Vegas, NV, March 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1991, 15:57 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RNVA
- Location: 36.0800° N, 115.1405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0800&lon=-115.1405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75841 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,299 total, 717 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316039429A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL NEAR AIRPORT. FAILED TO DECLARE FUEL STATE. WAS VECTOR DELAYED. RAN OUT OF FUEL. CRASHED ON CITY STREET

## 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 LAX91LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA136), Mar 16, 1991: Cessna T207A (N75841), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO FUEL SIPHONING IN FLIGHT FROM AN UNSECURED FILLER CAP. THE INACCURATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT WAS ALSO CAUSAL IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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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