# NTSB LAX82FUJ18: Cessna 172, N5384R, Tucson, AZ, December 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1981
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1987
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3658   81/12/9   TUCSON,AZ           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 108
        TIME - 2003                    N5384R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        REMARKS- RTRND TO ARPT FOR PRCTNRY LNDG WHEN PAX HAD TROUBLE BREATHING.PLT DRCTD ATTN TO PAX,HIT PWR LN,NGT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5384R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5384R), registered now, S/N 17252919, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tucson Intl

## 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 19811209080339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811209080339A), Dec 9, 1981: Cessna 172F, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Wife had a breathing problem. Distracted pilot became too low on approach. Struck wires and a fence landing short.

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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