ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285075
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| Date: | Saturday 7 April 2007 |
| Time: | 12:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L |
| Owner/operator: | West Air Aviation |
| Registration: | N1079M |
| MSN: | 17259802 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Las Vegas, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas-North Las Vegas Airport, NV (VGT/KVGT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The engine lost power when the 31-hour student pilot turned the airplane from downwind to base, and the pilot force-landed the airplane on a street. During the emergency landing, the left wing impacted a street sign and damaged the spar. The engine was test-run following the accident and no operational anomalies were noted.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the sign.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA07CA096
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 July 2019 | N1079M | West Air Aviation | 0 | Grand Canyon, AZ | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 17:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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