# NTSB LAX84LA214: Cessna 182P, N52488, Willcox, AZ, March 10, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 10, 1984
- Place: Willcox, AZ
- Coordinates: 32.43087, -109.880996 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4309&lon=-109.8810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA214
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24199/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA214

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - attempted, other person (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - improper, other person (cause)
  - object - fence
  - object - utility pole

## Analysis

AN UNKNOWN PERSON ATTEMPTED TO STEAL THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS TAXIED OUT FROM ITS TIE-DOWN SPOT & ACCELERATED DOWN THE MILE-LONG DIRT RWY. IT FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE, IMPACTED 5 FENCES, A POWER POLE & CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE INJURY INDEX IS PRESUMED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52488](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52488-1984-06-12), registration cancelled 1984-06-12, S/N 18262640 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18262640
- Airframe hours: 1345
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R25A 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 91
- Registered owner: Marvin W. Motes
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 20, 1983, 107 hours before
- Airport: Motes Airstrip, runway 26, 5,280 × 80 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19840310005529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840310005529A), Mar 10, 1984: Cessna 182P, Wilcox, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed when individual attempted to steal airplane and crashed during takeoff.

## Other investigations on N52488 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX81DUJ79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ79), Jul 28, 1981: Cessna 182P (N52488), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage

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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