# Incident 20080621835019I: Cessna 172, Big Bear City, CA, June 21, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2008, 10:32 local time
- Place: Big Bear City, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2625° N, 116.8697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-116.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758DH) (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 172
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080621835019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CE-172XP ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON R/W 26 AT BIG BEAR CITY, CA AIRPORT (L-35).  AIRCRAFT NEVER ACHIEVED FLYING SPEED BUT MANAGED TO FLY IN GROUND EFFECT FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES BEFORE CRASHING INTO LAKE.

## 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 LAX08LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA187), Jun 21, 2008: Cessna R172K (N758DH), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed that led to a stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for an off airport landing and a high density…

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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