# NTSB LAX80DUJ93: Cessna 172N, N6305J, Florence, AZ, August 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1980
- Place: Florence, AZ · FLORENCE, AZ
- Location: 33.0315° N, 111.3873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0315&lon=-111.3873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3357  80/8/26    FLORENCE,AZ         CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N6305J              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASA GRANDE,AZ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- WITNESS STATED ACFT STRUCK TREE & STOPPED,STU PLT CHECKED FOR INJURIES & ATTMPTD TKOF AGAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6305J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6305J-2000-03-28), registration cancelled 2000-03-28, S/N 17273859 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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 19800826037809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826037809A), Aug 26, 1980: Cessna 172N, Florence, AZ, Substantial damage. Wing hit tree. Landing on road. Took off engine. Lost power, crash-landed. Foundwater in fuel. Burned mag p lead.

## Other investigations on N6305J (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 LAX94LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA231), May 31, 1994: Cessna 172N (N6305J), Roosevelt, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an inadequate terrain clearance altitude while maneuvering over a lake. A factor in the accident was the calm glassy water conditions which may have affected the pilot's…

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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