# NTSB LAX73IL063: Boeing 737, N4519W, Las Vegas, NV, June 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1973
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 8 minor, 87 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73IL063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73IL063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0015   73/6/8    LAS VEGAS,NEV       BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1315                    N4519W              PX-  0  0 89                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN
        OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- APCH FLOWN AT EXCESSIVE SPEED,HI SINK RATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4519W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4519W-1995-11-20), registration cancelled 1995-11-20, S/N 19616 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-247](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-247) (registry code 138448D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Mccarran

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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