# NTSB LAX68D0017: Cessna 172, N8014L, Phoenix, AZ, June 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1967
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1908   67/6/5    PHOENIX,ARIZ        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N8014L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- LANDED IN CRAB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8014L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8014L-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 17256214, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Deer Valley

## Other investigations on N8014L (3)

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 LAX92LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA244), Jun 13, 1992: Cessna 172 (N8014L), Blythe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER ENGINE OVERHAUL PERFORMED BY THE MECHANIC. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE LEAKS AND THE SOFT TERRAIN.
- [NTSB LAX77FUJ92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ92), Aug 27, 1977: Cessna 172 (N8014L), Wickenburg, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68D0116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0116), Oct 17, 1967: Cessna 172 (N8014L), Gallup, NM, substantial damage

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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