# NTSB LAX79DUJ55: Cessna 177, N3291T, Mormon Lake, AZ, March 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1979
- Place: Mormon Lake, AZ · MORMON LAKE, AZ
- Location: 34.9116° N, 111.4481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mormon Lake, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9116&lon=-111.4481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUJ55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0983  79/3/11  NR.MORMON LAKE,AZ     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 17,
        TIME - 0700                    N3291T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CA                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- STOLEN AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3291T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3291T-1981-03-13), registration cancelled 1981-03-13, S/N 17700591, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3291T (2)

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 LAX72FUA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUA06), Aug 4, 1971: Cessna 177 (N3291T), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68D0342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0342), Feb 21, 1968: Cessna 177 (N3291T), Oxnard, CA, 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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