# NTSB LAX80DUJ75: Cessna 172, N734FB, Grand Canyon, AZ, May 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1980
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3359  80/5/25    GRAND CANYON,AZ     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 560
        TIME - 1600                    N734FB              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 319 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CANYON NTNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND CANYON,AZ             FLAGSTAFF,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W FUEL TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N734FB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734FB-1997-03-24), registration cancelled 1997-03-24, S/N 17268811 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Canyon Ntnl

## 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 19800525023829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525023829A), May 25, 1980: Cessna 172N, Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Struck parked truck during taxi for takeoff.

## Other investigations on N734FB (1)

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 LAX96FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA223), Jun 9, 1996: Cessna 172N (N734FB), Bermuda Dunes, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol and drugs (methamphetamine, amphetamine, & marijuana), his excessive maneuvering (pull-up) after making a touch-and-go landing, and…

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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