# NTSB LAX80FVW04: Cessna 150, N3352V, Las Vegas, NV, November 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVW04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3064  79/11/11   LAS VEGAS,NV        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N3352V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - N LAS VEGAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,AZ                 LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3352V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3352V-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 15076470, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: N Las Vegas

## 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 19791111035029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111035029A), Nov 11, 1979: Cessna 150M, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on goaround landing attempt. Ran off side runway. Nosed over.

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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