# NTSB LAX80DUG44: Cessna 172, N733TS, Anza, CA, June 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1980
- Place: Anza, CA · ANZA, CA
- Location: 33.5616° N, 116.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anza, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5616&lon=-116.6961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1638  80/6/26    ANZA,CA             CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 725
        TIME - 1500                    N733TS              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHARF RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FALLBROOK,CA                LOCAL                        ANZA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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
          HAZE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           95                                                       40
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM 1500FT RWY,ELEV 3500FT,TEMP 95DEG F.PART OF RWY SOFT.HIT BUSH AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733TS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733TS), registered now, S/N 17268541, built 1977 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sharf Ranch

## 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 19800626023369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626023369A), Jun 26, 1980: Cessna 172N, Anza, CA, Substantial damage. Long takeoff run due to density altitude, soft dirt runway. Failed to abort. Late liftoff. Hit brush, nosed over.

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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