# NTSB LAX67D0298: Cessna 172, N7043A, Daggett, CA, February 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1967
- Place: Daggett, CA · DAGGETT, CA
- Location: 34.8633° N, 116.8881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daggett, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8633&lon=-116.8881&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0298
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0298

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0406   67/2/4    DAGGETT,CALIF       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0430                    N7043A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 32, 815 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARSTOW-DAGGETT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- ACFT UNOCCUPPIED.PLT HAND CRANKED ENG.PWR SETTING HI.ACFT JUMPED CHOCKS,BCAME AIRBORNE,CRASHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7043A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7043A-1970-09-24), registration cancelled 1970-09-24, S/N 29143 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Barstow-Daggett

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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