# Incident 19980914034059I: Cessna 172H, Las Vegas, NV, September 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1998, 20:40 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- 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: N4971R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4971R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980914034059I

## Narrative

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

TAXIING OFF THIS RUNWAY ONTO TAXIWAY CHARLIE, AT NIGHT THE STUDENT TAXIED INTO A DITCH. THE INSTRUCTOR (BERGSON) FELT THE LIGHTING ON THE TAXIWAYS AT THIS INTERSECTION WAS INADEQUATE.

## Other reports on N4971R (1)

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

- [Incident 20020914024159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020914024159I), Sep 14, 2002: Cessna 172H (N4971R), Littlefield, AZ. (-23) During cruise, a rocker arm on one of the engine exhaust valves failed. Due to the rough running engine, the pilot made an off airport landing on a rural…

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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