# NTSB LAX80DA028: Cessna 172N, N738JL, Elko, NV, December 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1979
- Place: Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DA028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA028

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4026  79/12/23   ELKO,NV             PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 669
        TIME - 1443                    N7391               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  4                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POCATELLO,ID                ELKO,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - OTHER                          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4026  79/12/23   ELKO,NV             CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1443                    N738JL              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKO,NV                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - FLIGHT SERVICE STATION              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - OTHER                          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N738JL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elko Muni

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7391](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7391), registered now, S/N 20-809 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elko Muni

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19791223042979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791223042979A), Dec 23, 1979: Cessna 172N, No damage
- [Accident 19791223042999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791223042999A), Dec 23, 1979: Piper PA20, No 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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