# NTSB LAX72DUJ19: Cessna 172, N7561G, Glendale, AZ, July 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1971
- Place: Glendale, AZ · GLENDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5387° N, 112.1860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendale, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5387&lon=-112.1860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7561G), registered now, S/N 17259261, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glendale

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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