# NTSB OAK69A0008: Cessna 180, N4931A, Las Vegas, NV, August 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1968
- 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69A0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69A0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4494   68/8/2    LAS VEGAS,NEV       CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2028                    N4931A              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 39, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SUICIDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- INTENTL SELF-DESTRUCTION.STRUCK SIGN ON TOP OF BLDG.TWO SUICIDE NOTES.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .331 PCT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4931A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4931A-1971-12-07), registration cancelled 1971-12-07, S/N 32328 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mccarran

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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