# NTSB LAX66D0170: Cessna 172, N5380R, Las Vegas, NV, November 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1965
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0170

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3898   65/11/7   LAS VEGAS NEV       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 162
        TIME - 1330                    N5380R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT CESSNA 182 N2381F SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5380R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5380R-1981-05-20), registration cancelled 1981-05-20, S/N 17252914 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccarran

## Other investigations on N5380R (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 FTW79FQG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG21), Mar 27, 1979: Cessna 172F (N5380R), Crosbyton, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX66D0283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0283), Jan 23, 1966: Cessna 172 (N5380R), Las Vegas, NV, 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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