# NTSB OAK71FVW30: Cessna 182C, N8588T, Las Vegas, NV, April 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1971
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVW30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVW30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1343  71/4/25    LAS VEGAS,NEV       CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 2075
        TIME - 1000                    N8588T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               VAN NUYS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PLT WENT INTO PROHIBITED AREA ON TAXI-WAY,HIT STEEL STAKE W/WING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8588T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8588T), registered now, S/N 52488, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccarran

## Other investigations on N8588T (2)

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 LAX82FUJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ29), Feb 27, 1982: Cessna 182C (N8588T), Eloy, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1057), Dec 19, 1964: Cessna 182 (N8588T), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed

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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