# Accident 20070309003819A: Cessna 172N, Phoenix, AZ, March 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2007, 15:45 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6803° N, 112.0890° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6803&lon=-112.0890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4663D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4663D-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 65 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070309003819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 03/09/2007 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED DEPARTED TUS ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT BACK TO DVT IN CESSNA N4663D, A 172 WITH HIS WIFE ON BOARD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT UPON RECEIVING THE DVT ATIS WHICH STATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 230 DEGREES AT 8 MPH, HE ENTERED A LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 25, HE THEN PUT IN 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND ON FINAL FOUND HIMSELF HIGH ACCORDING TO THE PAPI LIGHTS. HE THEN PUT IN MORE FLAPS AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 75 FEET THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, STALLED AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE HIT THE GROUND AND WENT OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 25L. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FLAPS FOR PROPER MOVEMENT AND INDICATION. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY.

## 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 SEA07CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA074), Mar 9, 2007: Cessna 172N (N4663D), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent into terrain during landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's distracted attention due…

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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