# NTSB LAX76DUJ40: Cessna 172, N9154B, Ft.Grant, AZ, September 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1975
- Place: Ft.Grant, AZ · FT.GRANT, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUJ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2970  75/9/13    FT.GRANT,AZ         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1000
        TIME - 1910                    N9154B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGEL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILA BEND,AZ                SILVER CITY,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          260                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENROUTE TSTMS. GUSTING TO 40K. ARPT UNLTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9154B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9154B-2018-08-24), registration cancelled 2018-08-24, S/N 36754, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Angel Field

## 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 19750913032179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750913032179A), Sep 13, 1975: Cessna 172, Ft.Grant, AZ, Substantial damage. Enroute tstms. Gusting to 40K. Arpt unltd.

## Other investigations on N9154B (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 FTW01LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA190), Aug 23, 2001: Cessna 172 (N9154B), Odom, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to follow the proper procedures for hand-propping an airplane.

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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