# NTSB LAX68D0130: Cessna 182, N9005X, Compton, CA, October 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1967
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3411   67/10/1   COMPTON,CALIF       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 270
        TIME - 1625                    N9005X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK GRAVEL BANK. CLOSED RNWY PROPERLY MARKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9005X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005X-1968-08-30), registration cancelled 1968-08-30, S/N 18253405 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Compton

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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