- Date
- November 8, 1981
- Place
- Marana, AZ · MARANA, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N738MQCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811108072139A
- Case key
- 122715
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3597 81/11/8 MARANA,AZ CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 207 TIME - 1615 N738MQ PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AVRA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND CANYON,AZ MARANA,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK MESQUITE BESIDE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738MQ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Avra Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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