# NTSB OAK79FVW01: Cessna 152, N68912, Henderson, NV, October 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1978
- Place: Henderson, NV · HENDERSON, NV
- Location: 36.0397° N, 114.9819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0397&lon=-114.9819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FVW01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVW01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2834  78/10/24   HENDERSON,NV        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 162
        TIME - 1420                    N68912              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAFT,CA                     LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WITH LARGE ROCKS OFF SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68912](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68912-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 15282398 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

## 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 19781024030719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781024030719A), Oct 24, 1978: Cessna A150K, Henderson, NV, Substantial damage. Acft collided with large rocks off side of rwy.

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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