# NTSB LAX69F0332: Cessna 172, N3939S, Calexico, CA, April 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1969
- Place: Calexico, CA · CALEXICO, CA
- Location: 32.6849° N, 115.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calexico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6849&lon=-115.4947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0332
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0332

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1125  69/4/28    CALEXICO,CALIF      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 3000
        TIME - 0900                    N3939S              PX-  0  1  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BORDER PATROL STP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3939S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3939S), registered now, S/N 17251139, built 1963 (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: Border Patrol Stp

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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