# Accident 19971019031489A: Cessna R172E, Las Vegas, October 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1997
- Place: Las Vegas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 36.2108° N, 115.1208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2108&lon=-115.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96218, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971019031489A

## Narrative

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

ACFT COLLIDED ON THE RAMP WITH N88793 WHILEBOTH ACFT WERE TAXIING, LAS VEGAS, NV.

## 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 LAX98LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA014), Oct 19, 1997: Cessna R172E (N96218), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the Stinson AT-19, N88793, inadequate visual lookout and his failure to perform clearing S-turns while taxiing. A related factor was the inherent forward visual restriction of the…

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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