# Accident 19770820024199A: Cessna 172M, Lost Hills, CA, August 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: Lost Hills, CA
- Airport: Lost Hills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.6327° N, 119.6779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lost Hills, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6327&lon=-119.6779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1399U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1399U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total, 51 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DVA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820024199A

## Narrative

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

HIT DIRT MOUND.

## 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 LAX77DVA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA53), Aug 20, 1977: Cessna 172 (N1399U), Lost Hills, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1399U (2)

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

- [Accident 20230401008269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230401008269A), Apr 1, 2023: Cessna 172M (N1399U), Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. On April 01, 2023, just after 13:21 pacific standard time, U.S. Registered aircraft, located in Santa Ana California experienced severe turbulence while…
- [Incident 20210531007239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210531007239I), May 31, 2021: Cessna 172M (N1399U), Agoura Hills, CA, Minor damage. On the return flight from cma (camarillo) airport to sna (john wayne) airport, the aircraft engine on N1399U lost power, forcing an off airport landing. The…

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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