# NTSB LAX81DUJ77: Cessna 152, N24864, Phoenix, AZ, July 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ77

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2279  81/7/25    PHOENIX,AZ          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0920                    N24864              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 1162 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            510 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHX LITCHFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          BLOWING DUST                                             LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           91                                                      140
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           24                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- X-WND GSTG 35KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24864](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24864-2014-09-22), registration cancelled 2014-09-22, S/N 15280421, 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: Phx Litchfield

## 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 19810725044879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725044879A), Jul 25, 1981: Cessna 152, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft in windy, gusty condition during landing.

## Other investigations on N24864 (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX80DUJ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ39), Mar 15, 1980: Cessna 152 (N24864), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DUJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ16), Nov 6, 1978: Cessna 152 (N24864), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.