# Accident 19810710045939A: Cessna R172K, Yucca Valley, CA, July 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Airport: Yucca Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N736LJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736LJ-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 29 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710045939A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ROTATE. ABORTED TOO LATE. HIT AUTO OFF END OF RUNWAY. FACTORS; PARK BRAKE ON, TRIM NOSE DOWN, AIR DENSITY

## 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 LAX81FUG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG40), Jul 10, 1981: Cessna R172K (N736LJ), Yucca Valley, CA, substantial damage

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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