# NTSB LAX80DUJ36: Cessna 152, N24499, Flagstaff, AZ, March 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1980
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1633  80/3/12    FLAGSTAFF,AZ        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1538                    N24499              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PULLIAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAGSTAFF,AZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N24499 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pulliam

## 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 19800312005849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800312005849A), Mar 12, 1980: Cessna 152, Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of airplane on landing roll. Went off runway. Nosed over in mud and snow.

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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