# Accident 20020623012219A: Cessna 172N, Las Vegas, NV, June 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2002, 22:20 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2000° N, 115.1833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2000&lon=-115.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160RA-2023-05-17) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020623012219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N160RA A CESSNA 172-N WITH INOPERATIVE LANDING LIGHT, ON A PART 91 SIGHTSEEING TRIP AT NIGHT WITH 3 PASSENGERS AND 1 PILOT FLEW FOR 30 MINUTES FROM 2148 PDT UNTIL 2020 PDT DEPARTING AND RETURNING TO VGT-NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, NV. AFTER LANDING PILOT TAXIIED CLEAR OF RUNWAY 7 AT TAXIWAY C. IN MAKING THE TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY, PILOT TAXIED BETWEEN THE BLUE TAXIWAY LIGHTS THINKING HE WAS ON A TAXIWAY, AND TAXIED OFF PAVEMENT INTO A CONCRETE DRAINAGE AREA. NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS, AIRPLANE DAMAGE WAS TO PROPELLER (SUDDEN STOPPAGE), ENGINE, NOSE GEAR, AND FIREWALL.

## 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 LAX02LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA205), Jun 24, 2002: Cessna 172N (N160RA), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the flight after dark with an inoperative taxi/landing light deficiency, and his unfamiliarity with the taxiways.

## Other reports on N160RA (1)

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

- [Accident 20220717012611A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220717012611A), Jul 17, 2022: Cessna 172N (N160RA), North Las Vegas, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On July 17, 2022, at approximately 2000 UTC (1200 PDT), a Piper and a Cessna collided in mid-air while landing at the North Las Vegas Airport (vgt), North Las…

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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