# NTSB LAX68D0342: Cessna 177, N3291T, Oxnard, CA, February 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1968
- Place: Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0342
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0342

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0420  68/2/21    OXNARD,CALIF        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N3291T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VENTURA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- TOUCH AND GO LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3291T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3291T-1981-03-13), registration cancelled 1981-03-13, S/N 17700591, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ventura County

## Other investigations on N3291T (2)

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 LAX79DUJ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ55), Mar 11, 1979: Cessna 177 (N3291T), Mormon Lake, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72FUA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUA06), Aug 4, 1971: Cessna 177 (N3291T), Fullerton, CA, 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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