# NTSB LAX80DUJ17: Cessna 120, N4009N, Peoria, AZ, December 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1979
- Place: Peoria, AZ · PEORIA, AZ
- Location: 33.5806° N, 112.2374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5806&lon=-112.2374&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3738   79/12/1   PEORIA,AZ           CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 265
        TIME - 1725                    N4009N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- R GEAR HIT POLE MARKING ARPT BOUNDARY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4009N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4009N-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N 13467, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glendale

## 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 19791201034769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791201034769A), Dec 1, 1979: Cessna 120, Peoria, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft flew into a boundry barrier pole on final approach.

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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