# NTSB LAX80FVW07: Piper PA-24, N7253P, Las Vegas, NV, December 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVW07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3851  79/12/26   LAS VEGAS,NV        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 331
        TIME - 1800                    N7253P              PX-  0  1  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CA                  LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- PROP STRUCK RWY DRG GO-ARND.ACFT UN TO CLB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7253P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7253P-1982-12-20), registration cancelled 1982-12-20, S/N 24-2429 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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 19791226036779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226036779A), Dec 26, 1979: Piper PA24, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Acft prop made rwy contact with gear up. Made goaround. Acft eng quit. Landed off end rwy. Mismanaged fuel.

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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