OAK74AP050

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Las Vegas, NV · March 17, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 17, 1974
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N374SRCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report June 18, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740317011799A
Case key
186110

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1036  74/3/17  NR.LAS VEGAS,NEV      CESSNA 172H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0703                    N374SR              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERI'S RANCH,NEV          LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- NO REST PREVIOUS NIGHT.RECENT GASTRECTOMY.EVIDENCE THAT PLT FELL ASLEEP AT CTLS.RCVRD 4/6/74.

Aircraft

Registration
N374SR
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.