# NTSB LAX71FUJ11: Cessna 177, N2884X, Sedona, AZ, August 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1970
- Place: Sedona, AZ · SEDONA, AZ
- Location: 34.8481° N, 111.8152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedona, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8481&lon=-111.8152&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2921   70/8/1  NR.SEDONA,ARIZ        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 438
        TIME - 0830                    N2884X              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEER VALLEY,ARIZ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOST PWR,COULDNT MAINTAIN FLT,CRASH LNDD IN TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2884X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2884X-1971-03-29), registration cancelled 1971-03-29, S/N 17700284 (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: Destroyed

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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