# Accident 19790728019569A: Cessna 150, Marana, AZ, July 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1979, 17:20 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4367° N, 111.2254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marana, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4367&lon=-111.2254&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11841, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11841) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 475 in this make and model, 241 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728019569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DUST DEVIL PUT ACFT UP ON WING TIP AND NOSE WHILE TAXING IN FROM A LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX79DUK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK08), Jul 28, 1979: Cessna 150 (N11841), Marana, AZ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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