# NTSB LAX81FUJ75: Cessna 140, N3530V, Glendale, AZ, June 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1981
- Place: Glendale, AZ · GLENDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5387° N, 112.1860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendale, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5387&lon=-112.1860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1553  81/6/28  NR.GLENDALE,AZ        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 140
        TIME - 1100                    N3530V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GLENDALE,AZ                  PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           98                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- UN TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED.FLIPPED OVR DRG HVY BRAKING,DITCH/ROAD AT END OF RWY.D/A APRX 4300FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3530V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3530V), registered now, S/N 14799, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

## 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 19810628036449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628036449A), Jun 28, 1981: Cessna 140, Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. Slow acceleration. Aborted takeoff. Ran off end of ag strip and turned over. Hot day with dust devils.

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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