# NTSB LAX78FUJ05: Cessna 182J, N3427F, Phoenix, AZ, October 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1977
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3199  77/10/20   PHOENIX,AZ          CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1840
        TIME - 1020                    N3427F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SWITCHES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        REMARKS- PULLED PROP THRU;MIXT RICH,THROTTLE 1/2.SWITCH FAULTY.HIT PA-22 N9209D & C-172 N6854A.BOTH SUBSTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3427F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3427F-1990-02-13), registration cancelled 1990-02-13, S/N 18257427 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Valley

## 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 19771020032129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771020032129A), Oct 20, 1977: Cessna 182J, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Pulled prop thru;mixt rich,throttle 1/2.switch faulty. Hit PA-22 N9209D & C-172 N6854A.both substl.

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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