# NTSB LAX73DUJ32: Cessna 305A, N5189G, Page, AZ, October 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1972
- Place: Page, AZ · PAGE, AZ
- Location: 36.9147° N, 111.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Page, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9147&lon=-111.4558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3245  72/10/28   PAGE,ARIZ           CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N5189G              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         AGE 40, 2215 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            74 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLANDING,UT                 PAGE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT EXPERIENCED A SOFT TIRE ON PREVIOUS TAKEOFF & LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5189G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5189G-1980-11-13), registration cancelled 1980-11-13, S/N 22886 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Page

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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