# NTSB LAX80DUJ34: Cessna R172K, N758PP, Concho, AZ, February 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1980
- Place: Concho, AZ · CONCHO, AZ
- Location: 34.4738° N, 109.6083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concho, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4738&lon=-109.6083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 80-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/80-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1361  80/2/28    CONCHO,AZ           CESSNA R172K        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 3784
        TIME - 1125                    N758PP              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 940 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGERVILLE,AZ            WINSLOW,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT SEPARATED.AD 80-07-03 DATED 3/31/80 & CESSNA SVC LTR SE-80-42 ADDRESS PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N758PP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758PP-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N R1723254, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800228004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800228004409A), Feb 28, 1980: Cessna R172K, Concho, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure. Engine seized, crash-landed in rough terrain. Found engine oil pump drive shaft separated.

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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