# Accident 19960614014059A: Piper PA24250, Las Vegas, NV, June 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1996, 16:10 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0806° N, 115.1402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0806&lon=-115.1402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6420P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6420P-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 482 total, 73 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960614014059A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT STRUCK CONSTRUCTION FENCE WITH LEFT WING ON ACCESS ROAD NEAR TAXIWAY R WHILE INBOUND TO EAGLE AVIATION. MINOR DAMAGE; NO INJURIES. NO NMAC REPORT FILED. NO PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FILED. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.

## 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 LAX96LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA245), Jun 14, 1996: Piper PA-24-250 (N6420P), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent turn onto a vehicular access road instead of a taxiway at a large unfamiliar airport, and his diverted attention.

## Other reports on N6420P (2)

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

- [Incident 19920117005939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920117005939I), Jan 17, 1992: Piper PA24250 (N6420P), Saint George, UT, Minor damage. Aircraft moved forward after engine was started for maintenance run. Collided with a fence.
- [Incident 19830226012839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830226012839I), Feb 26, 1983: Piper PA24250 (N6420P), Port Lavaca, TX, Minor damage. Pilot failed to use landing check list. Landed gear up.

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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