LAX72DUJ19

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Glendale, AZ · July 1, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1971
Place
Glendale, AZ · GLENDALE, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7561GCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161796

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2330   71/7/1    GLENDALE,ARIZ       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1725                    N7561G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 4614 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,ARIZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- LNDD 150FT SHORT OF RWY,HIT CONCRETE ABUTMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7561G
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Glendale

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.