# NTSB LAX70DUJ45: Cessna 182, N2393X, Kayenta, AZ, June 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1970
- Place: Kayenta, AZ · KAYENTA, AZ
- Location: 36.7173° N, 110.2604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kayenta, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7173&lon=-110.2604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUJ45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUJ45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1077  70/6/21    KAYENTA,ARIZ        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3530
        TIME - 1815                    N2393X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2730 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEABODY COAL MINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAYENTA,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STOL CONVERSION.ACFT AIR-BORNE APRX 700FT GRND RUN,UN CLIMB.DENSITY ALT EST 8000FT,RNWY UP-HILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2393X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2393X-1972-02-23), registration cancelled 1972-02-23, S/N 18256293 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Peabody Coal Mine

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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