# NTSB LAX68D0343: Cessna 177, N2881X, La Verne, CA, February 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1968
- Place: La Verne, CA · LA VERNE, CA
- Location: 34.1205° N, 117.7699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Verne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1205&lon=-117.7699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0343
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0343

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0546  68/2/12    LA VERNE,CALIF      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N2881X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2881X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2881X-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 17700281 (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: Brackett Field

## Other investigations on N2881X (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 LAX79FUQ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ42), Aug 10, 1979: Cessna 177 (N2881X), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70D0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0005), May 27, 1969: Cessna 177 (N2881X), Upland, 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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