LAX82DA118

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Dilkon, AZ · March 23, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
March 23, 1982, 12:30 local (19:30 UTC)
Place
Dilkon, AZ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N21944Cessna 172
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820323005109A
Case key
70476

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedPilot in commandCause
ObjectFactor

Analysis

The pilot elected to land on a paved road and during the landing roll collided with a road sign.

Aircraft

Registration
N21944
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Serial number
64045
Airframe hours
4,939
Engine
Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Louis Jamison
Registered owner
Louis Jamison
Departed
Albuquerque, NM
Destination
ALB · Dilkon, AZ

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
40
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
122 total · 29 in this make and model · 38 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
350° at 20 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Temperature
140 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.