# NTSB LAX68F0417: Cessna 172, N5916R, Huntingtn Bch, CA, March 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1968
- Place: Huntingtn Bch, CA · HUNTINGTN BCH, CA
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0417
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0417

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1314  68/3/31    HUNTINGTN BCH,CAL   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 103
        TIME - 0850                    N5916R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5916R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5916R-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 17253585 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadowlark

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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