# NTSB LAX85LA204: Cessna 172, N7245Q, Page, AZ, April 13, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 13, 1985, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place: Page, AZ
- Coordinates: 36.679653, -111.409965 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6797&lon=-111.4100&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX85LA204
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24694/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA204

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - underconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - stall

## Analysis

THIS WAS THE RETURN LEG OF A STUDENT PLT SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT.ON LANDING THE ACFT STALLED 15 FT ABOVE THE RWY AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RWY. THE PLT STATED HE WAS PERHAPS OVER CONFIDENT IN HIS FLYING ABILITY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7245Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17260545
- Airframe hours: 3480
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Warren Blanchard
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 1984
- Departed: GJT, GRAND JUNCTION, CO
- Destination: PGA, PAGE, AZ
- Airport: PGA, Page Muni, runway 33, 5,499 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 61 total, 61 in this make and model, 21 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 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 19850413014269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850413014269A), Apr 13, 1985: Cessna 172L, Page, AZ, Substantial damage. Stalled 15 feet above the runway during the landing. Started to spin but contacted the runway. Taxied to parking.

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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