# Accident 19810725044879A: Cessna 152, Phoenix, AZ, July 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1981, 09:20 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Litchfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24864, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24864-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,162 total, 510 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725044879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IN WINDY, GUSTY CONDITION DURING 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 LAX81DUJ77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ77), Jul 25, 1981: Cessna 152 (N24864), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24864 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800315007509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315007509A), Mar 15, 1980: Cessna 152 (N24864), Goodyear, AZ, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Porpoised, broke nose gear fork and wrinkled fuselage.
- [Accident 19781106039149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781106039149A), Nov 6, 1978: Cessna A150K (N24864), Goodyear, AZ, Substantial damage. Refuelling truck parked in taxiway.

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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