# NTSB LAX81FVW07: Cessna 152, N48833, Las Vegas, NV, January 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1981
- 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: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVW07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVW07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0247  81/1/26  NR.LAS VEGAS,NV       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 276
        TIME - 1805                    N48833              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO. LAS VEGAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LAS VEGAS,NV                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48833](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48833-2015-05-19), registration cancelled 2015-05-19, S/N 15283382, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: No. 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 19810126002769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810126002769A), Jan 26, 1981: Cessna 152, North Las Vegas, NV, Destroyed. On night flight, became too low on final for runway. Struck power lines, crashed inverted.

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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