# NTSB DEN76FQA18: Cessna 177, N3154T, Las Vegas, NM, September 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1975
- Place: Las Vegas, NM · LAS VEGAS, NM
- Location: 35.6049° N, 105.2170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6049&lon=-105.2170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2803  75/9/28    LAS VEGAS,NM        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1905                    N3154T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS VEGAS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAS ANIMAS,CO               LAS VEGAS,NM                 TRINIDAD,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3154T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3154T-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N 17700454, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Las Vegas Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750928030099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750928030099A), Sep 28, 1975: Cessna 177, Las Vegas, NM, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3154T (2)

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 NYC89LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA159), Jul 9, 1989: Cessna 177A (N3154T), Akron, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: SOFT TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
- [NTSB DEN76DQA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQA36), Mar 7, 1976: Cessna 177 (N3154T), Truth Or Cons, NM, substantial damage

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.

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