# NTSB OAK74AP050: Cessna 172H, N374SR, Las Vegas, NV, March 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1974
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N374SR-1974-06-20), registration cancelled 1974-06-20, S/N 17256017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740317011799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740317011799A), Mar 17, 1974: Cessna 172H, Las Vegas, NV, Destroyed. No rest previous night. Recent gastrectomy. Evidence that plt fell asleep at ctls. Rcvrd 4/6/74.

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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