# NTSB LAX67D0185: Cessna 120, N1719V, Quartz Hill, CA, October 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1966
- Place: Quartz Hill, CA · QUARTZ HILL, CA
- Location: 34.6520° N, 118.2159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quartz Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6520&lon=-118.2159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0185

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3548  66/10/30   QUARTZ HILL CALIF   CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1120                    N1719V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUARTZ HILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- PILOT RECOVERED FROM SPIN 10 FEET ABOVE GROUND AND LANDED IN DESERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1719V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1719V-1974-02-26), registration cancelled 1974-02-26, S/N 13904, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quartz Hill

## Other investigations on N1719V (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 ANC72FAA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72FAA32), May 19, 1972: Cessna 120 (N1719V), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

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.

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