# NTSB LAX77DUJ10: Cessna 172, N35723, Queen Creek, AZ, October 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1976
- Place: Queen Creek, AZ · QUEEN CREEK, AZ
- Location: 33.2487° N, 111.6343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Queen Creek, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2487&lon=-111.6343&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 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3245  76/10/29   QUEEN CREEK,AZ      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 410
        TIME - 1745                    N35723              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 327 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  QUEEN CREEK,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT IRRIGATION DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35723](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35723-2011-10-14), registration cancelled 2011-10-14, S/N 17256935, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Onley

## 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 19761029035689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761029035689A), Oct 29, 1976: Cessna 172I, Queen Creek, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit irrigation ditch.

## Other investigations on N35723 (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 NYC71FGM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FGM45), May 1, 1971: Cessna 172 (N35723), Beaver Falls, PA, 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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