# NTSB LAX75DUJ44: Cessna 172, N4469R, Window Rock, AZ, November 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1974
- Place: Window Rock, AZ · WINDOW ROCK, AZ
- Location: 35.6705° N, 109.0630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Window Rock, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6705&lon=-109.0630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3653  74/11/14   WINDOW ROCK,ARIZ    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 45
        TIME - 0715                    N4469R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDOW ROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDOW ROCK,ARIZ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- 1ST SOLO IN TYPE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4469R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4469R-1975-11-12), registration cancelled 1975-11-12, S/N 17263211, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Window Rock

## 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 19741114039099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741114039099A), Nov 14, 1974: Cessna 172M, Window Rock, AZ, Destroyed. 1St solo in type acft.

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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