# NTSB OAK76DVW18: Cessna 172M, N5979R, Las Vegas, NV, April 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1976
- 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVW18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVW18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0841   76/4/8    LAS VEGAS,NV        CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 307
        TIME - 1730                    N5979R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- TAXIED BETWEEN DC-9 & B-727.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5979R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5979R-2013-03-26), registration cancelled 2013-03-26, S/N 17253648, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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 Field

## Other investigations on N5979R (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 LAX79FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA016), Dec 5, 1978: Cessna 172G (N5979R), Cuyamaca, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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