# NTSB LAX70FUJ27: Cessna 182M, N71755, Phoenix, AZ, April 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1970
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1231  70/4/29    PHOENIX,ARIZ        CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1764
        TIME - 1145                    N71755              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALAMAR,CALIF               PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- UNAPPROVED INSTALL OF HOBBS HR METER TRANS ALLOWED TRANS TO BREAK OFF IN FLT.OIL COVRD WINDSHIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N71755 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

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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