# NTSB LAX79FUJ62: Cessna 172, N9337E, Flagstaff, AZ, April 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1979
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUJ62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0999   79/4/3    FLAGSTAFF,AZ        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N9337E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLAGSTAFF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PAGE,AZ                     PAGE,AZ                      FLAGSTAFF,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9337E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9337E), registered now, S/N 17272230, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Flagstaff

## 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 19790403010399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790403010399A), Apr 3, 1979: Cessna 172, Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed aircraft to drift off runway alignment. Attempted a go around. Struck trees.

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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