# NTSB DEN67D0013: Cessna 172, N9180Z, Sierra Vista, AZ, May 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1966
- Place: Sierra Vista, AZ · SIERRA VISTA, AZ
- Location: 31.5545° N, 110.3037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sierra Vista, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5545&lon=-110.3037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1690  66/5/11    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDCESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 559
        TIME - 2030                    N9180Z              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 136 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIERRA VISTA MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED ON UNLIGHTED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9180Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9180Z), registered now, S/N 28142 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sierra Vista Mun

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.

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