# NTSB OAK72FVW18: Cessna 172B, N7697X, Las Vegas, NV, November 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 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: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FVW18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVW18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2001  71/11/17   LAS VEGAS,NEV       CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 211
        TIME - 1735                    N7697X              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDEPENDENCE,CALIF          LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        REMARKS- BECAME DISORIENTED AT TAXIWAY INTERSECTION.TAXI ED BETWEEN LTS HIT CONCRETE STANDPIPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7697X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7697X), registered now, S/N 17248197, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccarran

## Other investigations on N7697X (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 FTW95LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA062), Dec 7, 1994: Cessna 172B (N7697X), Seguin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.
- [NTSB OAK72DVW07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVW07), Aug 1, 1971: Cessna 172 (N7697X), Independnce, 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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