# NTSB LAX80FVW24: Piper PA-34, N56479, Las Vegas, NV, August 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVW24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2160  80/8/16  NR.LAS VEGAS,NV       PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1515
        TIME - 1700                    N56479              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1175 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AMARILLO,TX                LAS VEGAS,NV                  ROSWELL,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED L BRAKE FAILED.UN DETERMINE DUE TO IMPACT DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56479](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56479-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N 34-73-50337, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19800816036099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816036099A), Aug 16, 1980: Piper PA34200, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot overshot landing. Aircraft went off end of runway crashing into rocks.

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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