# NTSB OAK79DVW10: Cessna 172, N64216, Gabbs, NV, February 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1979
- Place: Gabbs, NV · GABBS, NV
- Location: 38.8628° N, 117.9321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gabbs, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8628&lon=-117.9321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVW10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVW10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0182  79/2/27  NR.GABBS,NV           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N64216              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CA                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT STOLEN, UNKNOWN PLT. INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64216](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64216-1981-07-17), registration cancelled 1981-07-17, S/N 17265096 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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 19790227003809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227003809A), Feb 27, 1979: Cessna 172, Gabbs, NV, Destroyed. Stolen aircraft found inverted in desert area. No fuel on board.

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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