# NTSB LAX80FA043: Boeing 737, N469AC, Las Vegas, NV, January 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1980
- 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: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor, 21 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0007  80/1/19    LAS VEGAS,NV        BOEING 737          CR-  0  1  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0706                    N469AC              PX-  0  1 19                            41, 11400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5712 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN INTL
        OPERATOR - AIR CALIFORNIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE AIRPORT CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- MCCARRAN INTL ARPT ISSUED LCL NOTAM ON 1/17/80 ADVZG OF SLICK TWY.ACAX NOT NTFYD.NO TWY CTN SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N469AC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N469AC-1991-08-09), registration cancelled 1991-08-09, S/N 20335 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-293](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-293) (registry code 138448Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccarran Intl

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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