UNK65X0886

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Las Vegas, NV · November 29, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 29, 1964
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8217XCessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180824

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3578  64/11/29   LAS VEGAS NEV       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 300
        TIME - 1800                    N8217X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N8217X
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mccarran

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.