# NTSB LAX85LA189: Cessna 172G, N3757L, Show Low, AZ, March 27, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 27, 1985, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Coordinates: 34.229579, -110.07022 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2296&lon=-110.0702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX85LA189
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24685/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA189

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - wind information - disregarded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

INSTRUCTOR PLT STATED THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOR SHOW LOW HE CALLED THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR AT SHOW LOW AND LEARNED THE WINDS WERE CURRENTLY FROM 190 TO 200 DEGREES A 20 T0 30 KNOTS. HE AND HIS STUDENT DEPARTED AND UPON ARRIVING IN THE SHOW LOW AREA LEARNED THAT THE WINDS WERE NOW FROM 180 TO 210 DEGREES AT 30 TO 50 KNOTS. HE PERFORMED THE LANDING AND DURING ROLL OUT WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3757L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3757L-2007-04-17), registration cancelled 2007-04-17, S/N 17253926, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17253926
- Airframe hours: 1655
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert Benedetti
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, August 10, 1984, 83 hours before
- Departed: PHX, PHOENIX, AZ
- Airport: SOW, Show Low Municipal, runway 21, 4,050 ×  ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 900 total, 500 in this make and model, 850 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 30 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19850327009539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850327009539A), Mar 27, 1985: Cessna 172G, Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. During rollout after landing, strong crosswind gust lifted a wing. Aircraft flipped over.

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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