# NTSB LAX82FUJ14: Cessna 150, N4655M, Scottsdale, AZ, December 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1981
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3546   81/12/6   SCOTTSDALE,AZ       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1610                    N4655M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSDALE,AZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4655M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4655M-2000-01-20), registration cancelled 2000-01-20, S/N 15284475 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Scottsdale

## 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 19811206077859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811206077859A), Dec 6, 1981: Cessna 152, Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control on landing roll. Veered off runway into a ditch.

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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