# NTSB LAX80DUJ39: Cessna 152, N24864, Goodyear, AZ, March 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1980
- Place: Goodyear, AZ · GOODYEAR, AZ
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0449  80/3/15    GOODYEAR,AZ         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1105                    N24864              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX-LITCHFIEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOODYEAR,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24864](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24864-2014-09-22), registration cancelled 2014-09-22, S/N 15280421, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phoenix-Litchfiel

## 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 19800315007509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315007509A), Mar 15, 1980: Cessna 152, Goodyear, AZ, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Porpoised, broke nose gear fork and wrinkled fuselage.

## Other investigations on N24864 (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX81DUJ77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ77), Jul 25, 1981: Cessna 152 (N24864), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DUJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ16), Nov 6, 1978: Cessna 152 (N24864), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage

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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