# NTSB LAX76SL071: Cessna 172H, N3737R, Winslow, AZ, April 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1976
- Place: Winslow, AZ · WINSLOW, AZ
- Location: 35.0245° N, 110.7095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winslow, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0245&lon=-110.7095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76SL071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76SL071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1545  76/4/15  NR.WINSLOW,AZ         CESSNA 172H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 102
        TIME - 1731                    N3737R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLBROOK,AZ                 PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      SNOW, SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT FILED BUT DID NOT OPEN VFR FLT PLN.CALLED ABQ ARTC FOR ASSISTANCE ENROUTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3737R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3737R-1976-08-20), registration cancelled 1976-08-20, S/N 17255537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760415019619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760415019619A), Apr 15, 1976: Cessna 172D, Winslow, AZ, Destroyed. Pilot filed but did not open VFR flt pln. Called abq artc for assistance enroute.

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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