# NTSB OAK69F0036: Piper PA-28, N5708W, Las Vegas, NV, June 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69F0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1832  68/6/15    LAS VEGAS,NEV       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N5708W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO.LAS VEGAS TERM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           105                                                      90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR SHORT DISTANCE AND STRUCK SANDBANK. TEMP 105 DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5708W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5708W-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N 28-1168, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (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
- Airport: No.Las Vegas Term

## Other investigations on N5708W (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK71FVG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVG20), Sep 5, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N5708W), Chico, CA, substantial damage

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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