# NTSB LAX76FUJ39: Cessna 205, N8129Z, Scottsdale, AZ, October 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1975
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUJ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2969  75/10/25 NR.SCOTTSDALE,AZ      CESSNA 205          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 2031
        TIME - 1845                    N8129Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 591 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAVAJO,AZ                  SCOTTSDALE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT RIDGE TOP ABT 7MI FRM DEST ARPT AT DUSK. CRASH LND 4MI FRM IMPACT PT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8129Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8129Z), registered now, S/N 205-0129 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, 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 19751025032509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751025032509A), Oct 25, 1975: Cessna 2105, Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit ridge top abt 7MI frm dest arpt at dusk. Crash lnd 4MI frm impact pt.

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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