# NTSB LAX69D0083: Cessna 172, N7721U, Catalina Is., CA, August 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1968
- Place: Catalina Is., CA · CATALINA IS., CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2766  68/8/16    CATALINA IS.CALIF   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1410                    N7721U              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CATALINA
        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 LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7721U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7721U-2012-10-22), registration cancelled 2012-10-22, S/N 17251721, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Catalina

## Other investigations on N7721U (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 ANC90LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA144), Aug 14, 1990: Cessna 172 (N7721U), Seward, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT LANDING IN A TIMELY MANNER RESULTING IN OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY AND ON GROUND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.
- [NTSB LAX66D0126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0126), Sep 17, 1965: Cessna 172 (N7721U), San Diego, 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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