# Accident 19920705023719A: Cessna 172K, Agua Caliente S, CA, July 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1992, 09:15 local time
- Place: Agua Caliente S, CA
- Airport: Agua Caliente Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7192° N, 115.8794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7192&lon=-115.8794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78669, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78669-1997-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 1 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920705023719A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON SHORT FINAL TRYING TO RECOVER FROM HIGH SINK RATE. IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX92LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA281), Jul 5, 1992: Cessna 172K (N78669), Agua Caliente, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE APPROACH AIRSPEED AND AN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH CONDITION WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT…

## Other reports on N78669 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840420021159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840420021159I), Apr 20, 1984: Cessna 172K (N78669), Tulare, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran into a chainlink fence. When pilot started the engine by hand claimed tail chained and brake was on.

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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