# NTSB LAX81FVW05: Cessna 172N, N5473D, Las Vegas, NV, December 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVW05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVW05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3424  80/12/18   LAS VEGAS,NV        CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2295
        TIME - 1530                    N5473D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1212 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- HIT HWY SPEED LIMIT SIGN DRG SIM FORCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5473D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5473D), registered now, S/N 17272579, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19801218076329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801218076329A), Dec 18, 1980: Cessna 172N, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Wing struck sign-post on practice emergency landing approach to a highway.

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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