# Accident 20010402014479A: Cessna 172S, Long Beach, CA, April 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2001, 18:49 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8175° N, 118.1514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8175&lon=-118.1514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N669SP-2006-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010402014479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, WENT OFF RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY SIGNAGE.

## 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 LAX01LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA137), Apr 3, 2001: Cessna 172S (N669SP), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the exisiting crosswind and his improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing, and loss of directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N669SP (1)

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

- [Accident 20040412006489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040412006489A), Apr 12, 2004: Cessna 172S (N669SP), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Polio was a student pilot on his second unsupervised solo flight. After returning from the practice area, Mr. Polio was attempting to make his third…

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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