# NTSB OAK79FVW16: Cessna 182Q, N735VS, Las Vegas, NV, June 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1979
- 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: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FVW16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVW16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0917   79/6/6    LAS VEGAS,NV        CESSNA 182Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 199
        TIME - 0612                    N735VS              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                ALAMOSA,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- ACFT LT WNG HIT SIGN AND DAMAGED POSTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N735VS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735VS), registered now, S/N 18265724, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790606010839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790606010839A), Jun 6, 1979: Cessna 182Q, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot inaverdently taxied down perimeter road. Struck sign post. ATC failed to alert pilot.

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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