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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Lancaster, CA · September 9, 1979

Date
September 9, 1979 · 17:58 local
Place
Lancaster, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5747A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FA076
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
920 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Near stall on climbout. Applied full flaps, stalled. Witness stated cowling access door opened. Found closed.

As the FAA filed it

NEAR STALL ON CLIMBOUT. APPLIED FULL FLAPS, STALLED. WITNESS STATED COWLING ACCESS DOOR OPENED. FOUND CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.