# NTSB LAX80DUJ02: Cessna 177RG, N7583V, Vicksburg, AZ, October 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1979
- Place: Vicksburg, AZ · VICKSBURG, AZ
- Location: 33.7445° N, 113.7522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vicksburg, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7445&lon=-113.7522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2862   79/10/2 NR.VICKSBURG,AZ       CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 274
        TIME - 1645                    N7583V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROWDER RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         VICKSBURG,AZ                 SAN DIEGO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        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
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           100                                                     345
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           4                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DIRT AND GRAVEL RWY.DENSITY ALT APRX 4500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7583V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7583V-1991-03-19), registration cancelled 1991-03-19, S/N 177RG0874 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crowder 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 19791002032519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791002032519A), Oct 2, 1979: Cessna 177RG, Vicksburg, AZ, Substantial damage. This was the pilot's first takeoff from a short dirt strip. Ran off the side of the runway.

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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