# NTSB LAX79DUJ90: Cessna 182, N3244U, Mesa, AZ, June 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1979
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUJ90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1905   79/6/1    MESA,AZ             CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 800
        TIME - 1030                    N3244U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MESA,AZ                     BLANDING,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- N3244U,MINOR DAM TO WINGTIP.N4195R,PIPER PA-32,SUBSTANTIAL DAM-FUSELAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3244U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3244U-1981-08-13), registration cancelled 1981-08-13, S/N 18254644, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Falcon Field

## 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 19790601016539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601016539A), Jun 1, 1979: Cessna 182, Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to strike another aircraft while taxing for take off.

## Other investigations on N3244U (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 NYC67D0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0047), Jun 15, 1966: Cessna 182 (N3244U), Putney, VT, 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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