# NTSB LAX70DUJ15: Cessna 172E, N3888S, Mormon Lake, AZ, February 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1970
- Place: Mormon Lake, AZ · MORMON LAKE, AZ
- Location: 34.9116° N, 111.4481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mormon Lake, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9116&lon=-111.4481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0982  70/2/23    MORMON LAKE,ARIZ    CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 327
        TIME - 1315                    N3888S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORMON LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WINSLOW,ABIZ                FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ               MORMON LAKE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- FLD LISTED FOR EMERG USE ONLY IN OTHER THAN SUMMER MONTHS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3888S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3888S-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N 17251088, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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: Mormon Lake

## Other investigations on N3888S (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 LAX90LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA198), May 28, 1990: Cessna 172E (N3888S), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION. RESULTING FROM THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM REFUELING.

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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