# Accident 19811206077859A: Cessna 152, Scottsdale, AZ, December 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1981, 16:10 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4655M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4655M-2000-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 21 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811206077859A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 LAX82FUJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ14), Dec 6, 1981: Cessna 150 (N4655M), Scottsdale, AZ, destroyed

## Other reports on N4655M (1)

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

- [Incident 19881219066449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881219066449I), Dec 19, 1988: Cessna 152 (N4655M), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Encountered wind shear during landing. Landed hard and nose tire blew. Veered off runway. Prop struck ground.

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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