# Accident 20070407004469A: Cessna 172L, Las Vegas, NV, April 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2007, 13:15 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2175° N, 115.2019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2175&lon=-115.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1079M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1079M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070407004469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INTERVIEWED THIS STUDENT PILOT APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS WHEN HE DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL POWER TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT, THE POWER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL, ON A BUSY STREET, AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO PEOPLE OR TRAFFIC ON THE GROUND. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS. N1079M SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AFTER THE INTERVIEW N1079M WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE HANGAR AND AN ENGINE START AND STATIC RUN WAS CONDUCTED. THE ENGINE STARTED QUICKLY AND PRODUCED NORMAL POWER. THE IDLE WAS SET TOO LOW.

## 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 SEA07CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA096), Apr 7, 2007: Cessna 172L (N1079M), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the sign.

## Other reports on N1079M (2)

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

- [Accident 20190716011859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190716011859A), Jul 16, 2019: Cessna 172L (N1079M), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. The pilot departed the north las vegas airport (vgt) with three passengers to the Grand Canyon airport (gcn). Weather at the Grand Canyon airport was reported…
- [Incident 20000509021089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000509021089I), May 9, 2000: Cessna 172L (N1079M), Las Vegas, NV. (-23) On may 9, 2000, at 06:45 PDT, the student pilot performed a preflight prior to take off on N1079M, a Cessna 172L, owned by west air aviation flight…

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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