# NTSB LAX73DUJ50: Cessna 172, N7983G, Buckeye, AZ, February 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1973
- Place: Buckeye, AZ · BUCKEYE, AZ
- Location: 33.3703° N, 112.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckeye, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3703&lon=-112.5838&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUJ50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0429  73/2/19    BUCKEYE,ARIZ        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 300
        TIME - 1200                    N7983G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LK.HAVASU CITY,ARIZ         SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7983G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7983G), registered now, S/N 17259683, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730219002959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730219002959A), Feb 19, 1973: Cessna 172L, Buckeye, 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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