# NTSB LAX81DUK07: Cessna 172, N6586J, Wahweap, AZ, September 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1981
- Place: Wahweap, AZ · WAHWEAP, AZ
- Location: 36.9967° N, 111.4902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wahweap, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9967&lon=-111.4902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2293  81/9/25    WAHWEAP,AZ          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 211
        TIME - 1757                    N6586J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAHWEAP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CA                 WAHWEAP,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- D/A APPRX 5500FT.LOST LIFT WHILE TURNING TO AVOID OBSTNS AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6586J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6586J-1991-10-10), registration cancelled 1991-10-10, S/N 17273895 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wahweap

## 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 19810925063039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810925063039A), Sep 25, 1981: Cessna 172N, Page, AZ, Substantial damage. Was overshooting landing on a desert strip. Began late go around. Stalled airplane trying to avoid obstacles.

## Other investigations on N6586J (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 NYC88FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA236), Sep 17, 1988: Cessna 172N (N6586J), Adams, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISIONS, HE CONTINUED VFR INTO IFR CONDITIONS. THE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER SERVICE WAS IMPROPER.

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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