# NTSB LAX79DUJ91: Cessna 172, N8179U, Rimrock, AZ, June 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1979
- Place: Rimrock, AZ · RIMROCK, AZ
- Location: 34.6506° N, 111.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rimrock, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6506&lon=-111.7457&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUJ91
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ91

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1896  79/6/30    RIMROCK,AZ          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 288
        TIME - 1530                    N8179U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIMROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  RIMROCK,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          SMOKE                                                    RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           95                                                      130
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND GUST 30 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8179U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8179U-1982-09-01), registration cancelled 1982-09-01, S/N 17252079 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rimrock

## 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 19790630019099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790630019099A), Jun 30, 1979: Cessna 172, Rimrock, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control during cross wind landing and crashed off side of runway.

## Other investigations on N8179U (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 FTW72FPD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD25), Dec 27, 1971: Cessna 172F (N8179U), Cisco, TX, 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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