# NTSB LAX66F0356: Piper PA-28, N5090W, Los Vegas, NV, April 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1966
- Place: Los Vegas, NV · LOS VEGAS, NV
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0356
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0356

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2670  66/4/16    LOS VEGAS NEV       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 204
        TIME - 0830                    N5090W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK HANGAR SUPPORT BEAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5090W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5090W), registered now, S/N 28-99, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (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: Mccarran

## Other investigations on N5090W (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 FTW68F0161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0161), Aug 27, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N5090W), Blackwell, OK, 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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