# NTSB LAX80FA115: Cessna 172M, N73290, Tombstone, AZ, July 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1980
- Place: Tombstone, AZ · TOMBSTONE, AZ
- Location: 31.7236° N, 110.0798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tombstone, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7236&lon=-110.0798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1357   80/7/4  NR.TOMBSTONE,AZ       CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N73290              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOMBSTONE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLCOX,AZ                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT'S BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL .151 GM/DL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73290](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73290-1982-08-25), registration cancelled 1982-08-25, S/N 172-67347 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tombstone Muni

## 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 19800704081199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704081199A), Jul 4, 1980: Cessna 172M, Tombstone, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Indicates pilot lost control of airplane near airport on night landing. Pilot under influence of alcohol.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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