# NTSB OAK73DVW23: Cessna 305A, N16708, Las Vegas, NV, June 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1973
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVW23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVW23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1166   73/6/9  NR.LAS VEGAS,NEV      CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 753
        TIME - 1430                    N16708              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LAS VEGAS,NEV               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-INADVERTENT ENGINE START
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- HAND PROP DUE SOLENOID MALF.HOT ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16708](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16708), registered now, S/N 2016, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna Ector 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-ector-305a) (registry code 2073902) (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: No damage
- Airport: Henderson

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730609014209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609014209A), Jun 9, 1973: Cessna 305A, Las Vegas, NV. Hand prop due solenoid malf. Hot eng. Misc-inadvertent engine start

## Other investigations on N16708 (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 GAA15CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA100), May 27, 2015: Cessna 305 (N16708), Richfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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