- Date
- March 19, 1981
- Place
- Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2873QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810319010639A
- Case key
- 126859
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0377 81/3/19 SCOTTSDALE,AZ CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 178 TIME - 1443 N2873Q PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTTSDALE,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2873Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scottsdale Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.