# NTSB LAX81FUJ44: Cessna 172, N2873Q, Scottsdale, AZ, March 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1981
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ44

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2873Q), registered now, S/N 17259873, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (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: Scottsdale Muni

## 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 19810319010639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319010639A), Mar 19, 1981: Cessna 172, Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Tired to take off with nose down trim. Lifted off twice. Ran through fence at end of runway.

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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