- Date
- April 1, 1980
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19800401090682A19800401090681A
- Case key
- 131594
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3787 80/4/1 CASA GRANDE,AZ PITTS S1S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 1110 TIME - 1110 N7RG PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 590 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CASA GRANDE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED ARPT.DID NOT MAKE NORMAL 45DEG ENTRY TO DOWNWIND.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3787 80/4/1 CASA GRANDE,AZ CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 18000 TIME - 1110 N5536T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CASA GRANDE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSWELL,NM CASA GRANDE,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- NO EVIDENCE EITHER PLT USING UNICOM.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5536T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Casa Grande Muni
N5536TRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2013 · Cessna 172EAirframe modelCessna 172EEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N7RG
- Reported as
- Pitts S1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Casa Grande Muni
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5536T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.