# NTSB LAX77FA051: Cessna 172M, N1243U, Peoria, AZ, June 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1977
- Place: Peoria, AZ · PEORIA, AZ
- Location: 33.5806° N, 112.2374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5806&lon=-112.2374&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1946  77/6/13    PEORIA,AZ           CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 326
        TIME - 1415                    N1243U              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENDALE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,AZ                 PEORIA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- HIT CEMENT TRUCK. CAUTION SIGNS POSTED ON ROAD. CARB HEAT FOUND IN ON POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1243U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1243U-1977-11-02), registration cancelled 1977-11-02, S/N 17266938, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Glendale Muni

## 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 19770613027789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770613027789A), Jun 13, 1977: Cessna 172M, Peoria, AZ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Hit cement truck. Caution signs posted on road. Carb heat found in on position.

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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