# NTSB LAX80FUJ20: Cessna 180J, N91K, Chandler, AZ, December 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1979
- Place: Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
- Location: 33.3062° N, 111.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3062&lon=-111.8413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3737  79/12/16   CHANDLER,AZ         CESSNA 180J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1989
        TIME - 1230                    N91K                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANDLER,AZ                 MESA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- WHEN ENG LOST PWR,PLT HAD INSUF ALT TO TURN & ALIGN ACFT W RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N91K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Memorial

## 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 19791216037609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791216037609A), Dec 16, 1979: Cessna 180J, Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine quit in pattern. Landed crossways on rwy. Ran off rwy into desert. No engine defects noted.

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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