# NTSB LAX72DUJ92: Cessna 195, N174L, Superior, AZ, April 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1972
- Place: Superior, AZ · SUPERIOR, AZ
- Location: 33.2716° N, 111.1242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Superior, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2716&lon=-111.1242&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ92
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ92

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0739   72/4/8    SUPERIOR,ARIZ       CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 5247
        TIME - 1630                    N174L               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUPERIOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUPERIOR,ARIZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT HOLE IN RWY DISENGAGING X-WND LDG GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N174L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N174L), registered now, S/N 7539, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Superior

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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