# NTSB LAX80DUJ38: Cessna 182Q, N759GA, Tuba City, AZ, March 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1980
- Place: Tuba City, AZ · TUBA CITY, AZ
- Location: 36.1251° N, 111.2467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuba City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1251&lon=-111.2467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0446  80/3/29    TUBA CITY,AZ        CESSNA 182Q         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 148
        TIME - 0930                    N759GA              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUBA CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUBA CITY,AZ                FLAGSTAFF,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PULLED PROP BY HAND.ENG STARTED AT FULL RPM.ACFT MOVED FWD,STRUCK POLE AND CHAIN LINK FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N759GA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759GA-2003-09-25), registration cancelled 2003-09-25, S/N 18265972, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tuba City

## 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 19800329007489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800329007489A), Mar 29, 1980: Cessna 182Q, Tuba City, AZ, Substantial damage. Hand-propped engine with mag switch on. Engine started. Airplane ran into a fence.

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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