# NTSB LAX70F0146: Cessna 337B, N5429S, Holbrook, AZ, September 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1969
- Place: Holbrook, AZ · HOLBROOK, AZ
- Location: 34.9046° N, 110.1672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holbrook, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9046&lon=-110.1672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4026  69/9/19    HOLBROOK,ARIZ       CESSNA 337B         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N5429S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 49, 2533 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            233 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAVAJO MISSION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLBROOK,ARIZ               FT WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- HIT FENCE 375FT PAST RWY END THEN HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5429S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5429S-1970-09-23), registration cancelled 1970-09-23, S/N 337-0529 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337B
- Registry model: [Cessna 337B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337b) (registry code 2075706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Navajo Mission

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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