# NTSB LAX68D0352: Cessna 177, N3279T, Parker, AZ, February 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1968
- Place: Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
- Location: 34.0340° N, 114.2281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0340&lon=-114.2281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0352
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0352

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0549  68/2/18    PARKER,ARIZ         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 100
        TIME - 0945                    N3279T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF RNWY STRIKING BRUSH AND ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3279T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3279T-1990-08-14), registration cancelled 1990-08-14, S/N 17700579 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Parker

## Other investigations on N3279T (2)

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 LAX85LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA109), Jan 14, 1985: Cessna 177 (N3279T), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70F0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0030), Jun 28, 1969: Cessna 177 (N3279T), Wildomar, CA, 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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