# NTSB LAX79DVW18: Cessna 182A, N6319B, Las Vegas, NV, July 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1979
- 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: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DVW18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVW18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1870   79/7/7    LAS VEGAS,NV        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 130
        TIME - 0645                    N6319B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                STRAWBERRY VALLEY,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TAXIING ON AIRPORT ROAD-HIT SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6319B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6319B), registered now, S/N 34219, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccarran Intl

## 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 19790707017049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707017049A), Jul 7, 1979: Cessna 182A, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied into perimeter road by mistake. Hit road sign.

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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