# NTSB LAX72FUJ29: Cessna 172, N8249B, Stanfield, AZ, August 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1971
- Place: Stanfield, AZ · STANFIELD, AZ
- Location: 32.8794° N, 111.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanfield, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8794&lon=-111.9628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3121  71/8/22    STANFIELD,ARIZ      CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1720                    N8249B              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASA GRANDE,ARIZ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT PROBABLY NOT FAMILIAR WITH ACFT PERFORMANCE WITH 3 PX ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8249B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8249B-1971-10-14), registration cancelled 1971-10-14, S/N 36049 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pvt Strip

## Other investigations on N8249B (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX69D0219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0219), Dec 1, 1968: Cessna 172 (N8249B), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage

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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