# NTSB LAX83LA029: Cessna 172, N41783, Alamo, NV, November 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 7, 1982, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Alamo, NV
- Coordinates: 37.269519, -115.200859 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2695&lon=-115.2009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA029
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69709/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA029

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - tree(s)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A DESERT ROAD THE ACFT SETTLED & STRUCK A YUCCA TREE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41783](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41783-1984-10-26), registration cancelled 1984-10-26, S/N 610 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 610
- Airframe hours: 1430
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Fleischman, Robert W.
- Registered owner: Fleischman, Robert W.
- Departed: C, LAS VEGAS, NV
- Destination: C, LAS VEGAS, NV

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 231 total, 231 in this make and model, 161 as pilot in command, 44 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 144 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: LAS, 75 nm away

## 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 19821107057059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821107057059A), Nov 7, 1982: Cessna 172, Alamo, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot made precautionary landing for suspected engine problem. Aircraft hit cactus during takeoff.

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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