# NTSB LAX78DUJ79: Cessna 172N, N734TU, Wintersburg, AZ, July 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Wintersburg, AZ · WINTERSBURG, AZ
- Location: 33.4196° N, 112.8676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wintersburg, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4196&lon=-112.8676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUJ79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1621   78/7/7    WINTERSBURG,AZ      CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0700                    N734TU              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 18, 400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            110 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MESA,AZ                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- POT HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N734TU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734TU), registered now, S/N 17269108, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Watts

## 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 19780707017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707017399A), Jul 7, 1978: Cessna 172D, Wintersburg, AZ, Substantial damage. Pot hole.

## Other investigations on N734TU (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 NYC94LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA108), Jul 2, 1994: Cessna 172N (N734TU), Bristol, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of maintenance personnel to remove an object from the carburetor heat duct during annual inspection which blocked induction air and resulted in the loss of engine power, and the…

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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