# NTSB LAX80DUG21: Cessna 172K, N7031G, Blythe, CA, February 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1980
- Place: Blythe, CA · BLYTHE, CA
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0286  80/2/17    BLYTHE,CA           CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N7031G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLYTHE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLYTHE,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- L WING COLLIDED W HAYSTACK AFTER NOSE WHEEL HIT RUT & ACFT SWERVED LEFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7031G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7031G-1992-02-10), registration cancelled 1992-02-10, S/N 17258731 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blythe

## 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 19800217005159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217005159A), Feb 17, 1980: Cessna 172K, Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. Airplane hit rut on taxiway. Student pilot lost control of aircraft. Ran off taxiway into a haystack.

## Other investigations on N7031G (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 LAX91FA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA386), Sep 8, 1991: Cessna 172K (N7031G), Bullhead City, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: 1) A SHORT CIRCUIT, 2) ELECTRICAL OVERLOAD WHICH IGNITED THE CABIN INTERIOR, 3) INADEQUATE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT PROTECTION, AND 4) INSUFFICIENT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN STANDARDS.

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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