# NTSB LAX72DUJ57: Cessna 182A, N5181D, Kayenta, AZ, September 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1971
- Place: Kayenta, AZ · KAYENTA, AZ
- Location: 36.7173° N, 110.2604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kayenta, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7173&lon=-110.2604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3682  71/9/12    KAYENTA,ARIZ        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 178
        TIME - 1800                    N5181D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDOW ROCK,ARIZ            KAYENTA,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- SUBS DMG TO FIREWALL ALL CONTROL WIRES OUT OF RIG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5181D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5181D), registered now, S/N 51281, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rock Point

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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