# NTSB LAX72FUJ83: Cessna 182H, N2324X, Phoenix, AZ, March 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1972
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUJ83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1235  72/3/19    PHOENIX,ARIZ        CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 535
        TIME - 0715                    N2324X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
        REMARKS- PULLED PROP THRU BY HAND TO LOOSEN OIL.IGN SW ON,MXTR CTL NOT ICO,ENG STARTED.HIT N3843Y,SUBST DMG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2324X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2324X), registered now, S/N 18256224, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Sky Harbor

## Other investigations on N2324X (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 SEA73DYC33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYC33), Jun 9, 1973: Cessna 182 (N2324X), Sandy, OR, 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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