# NTSB LAX81DUJ93: Cessna 150, N22639, Tucson, AZ, August 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1981
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2273  81/8/12    TUCSON,AZ           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 115
        TIME - 0900                    N22639              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THREE POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASA GRANDE,AZ              DEMING,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- BOLT FAILED IN R MAIN GEAR STRUT DRG TKOF.R MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DRG LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22639](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22639-2012-08-31), registration cancelled 2012-08-31, S/N 15068420, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Three Point

## 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 19810812049209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810812049209A), Aug 12, 1981: Cessna 150, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Gear damaged on takeoff from rough airstrip. Made unscheduled landing at main airport. Damaged gear collapsed.

## Other investigations on N22639 (1)

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 LAX72DUM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUM05), Jul 29, 1971: Cessna 150H (N22639), San Diego, CA, 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.

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