# NTSB LAX81DUJ30: Cessna 152, N152MC, Scottsdale, AZ, January 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1981
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0240  81/1/26  NR.SCOTTSDALE,AZ      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N152MC              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 41, 1570 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            890 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SCOTTSDALE,AZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DRIFTED OFF STRIP,HIT DIRT MOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N152MC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N152MC), registered now, S/N 15279798, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19810126013049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810126013049A), Jan 26, 1981: Cessna 152, Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Instructor allowed airplane to drift to left edge of strip. Wheel hit dirt mound. Airplane flipped over.

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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