# NTSB LAX81DUJ53: Cessna 172, N7296G, Phoenix, AZ, April 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1981
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0882  81/4/21    PHOENIX,AZ          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N7296G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  TUCSON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- PLT CONTACTED C/D FOR CLEARANCE BUT NOT G/C FOR TAXI CLEARANCE.TWR UNAWARE ACFT POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7296G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7296G), registered now, S/N 17258996 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

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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