# Accident 19730829025349A: Cessna 172K, Yucca Valy, CA, August 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1973
- Place: Yucca Valy, CA
- Airport: Yucca Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.1298° N, 116.4069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YUCCA VALLEY (L22), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1298&lon=-116.4069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79034, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79034-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 27 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730829025349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED DUSTDEVIL ON LEVEL OFF TOUCHDOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX74DUG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG12), Aug 29, 1973: Cessna 172K (N79034), Yucca Valy, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79034 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930705022209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930705022209A), Jul 5, 1993: Cessna 172K (N79034), Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. Stalled on climbout after picking up banner. Due to shifting wind, banner tucked under. Jettisoned banner too late.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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