# NTSB LAX81FUJ80: Cessna 172N, N4819D, Green Valley, AZ, July 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1980
- Place: Green Valley, AZ · GREEN VALLEY, AZ
- Location: 31.8408° N, 111.0045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green Valley, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8408&lon=-111.0045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ80-202511

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3741   80/7/5    GREEN VALLEY,AZ     CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 769
        TIME - 1530                    N4819D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONTINENTAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREEN VALLEY,AZ             CHANDLER,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        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                                                      100
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DA APRX 6500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4819D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4819D-1980-08-19), registration cancelled 1980-08-19, S/N 17272368 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Continental

## 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 19800705024139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705024139A), Jul 5, 1980: Cessna 172N, Green Valley, AZ, Substantial damage. Inadvertent premature liftoff. Veered off runway alignment trying to flare for touchdown. Hit dirt bank.

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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