# Accident 20190919018199A: Cessna 177, Torrance, CA, September 19, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2019, 12:02 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Zamprini Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8033° N, 118.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8033&lon=-118.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2323Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2323Y-2022-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190919018199A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 11L AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY ONE FOURTH MILE OFF THE DEPARTURE END DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.  THERE WAS ONE FATAL AND ONE TRANSPORTED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 WPR19FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA262), Sep 19, 2019: Cessna 177 (N2323Y), Torrance, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and exceedance of the aircraft's critical angle of attack while turning during climb out, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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