# NTSB LAX76DUJ77: Cessna 175, N8109T, Bullhead City, AZ, May 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1976
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ · BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUJ77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1116   76/5/8    BULLHEAD CITY,AZ    CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8109T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BULLHEAD CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BULLHEAD CITY,AZ            RENO,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8109T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8109T), registered now, S/N 17556809 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (registry code 2072506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bullhead City

## 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 19760508011299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760508011299A), May 8, 1976: Cessna 175B, Bullhead City, 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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