# NTSB LAX82DUJ11: Cessna 152, N69196, Wikieup, AZ, November 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1981
- Place: Wikieup, AZ · WIKIEUP, AZ
- Location: 34.6930° N, 113.5995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wikieup, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6930&lon=-113.5995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DUJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2993  81/11/22 NR.WIKIEUP,AZ         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N69196              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,AZ                 NEEDLES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- HIT CACTUS DRG TKOF AFTR PRECAUTIONARY LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69196](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69196-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 15282545, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811122074799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811122074799A), Nov 22, 1981: Cessna 152, Wikieup, AZ, Substantial damage. Disoriented and low on fuel. Landed on a road to locate and check fuel. Struck cactus drifting off road on takeoff.

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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