# Accident 19811108072139A: Cessna 172N, Marana, AZ, November 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- 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: N738MQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738MQ-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 13 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108072139A

## Narrative

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

VEERED TO EDGE OF RUNWAY ON A GO AROUND. WING CAUGHT IN TALL MESQUITE ON EDGE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 LAX82DUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ06), Nov 8, 1981: Cessna 172 (N738MQ), 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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