- Date
- January 3, 1971
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6350ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160003
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0388 71/1/3 LAS VEGAS,NEV CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 482 TIME - 1105 N6350E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 242 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN INTL. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CALIF LAS VEGAS,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - SANDY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- FULL PWR USED DRG CRUISE FLT.FUEL EXHAUSTED APRX 4.5HRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6350E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mccarran Intl.
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