# NTSB LAX70FUD02: Cessna 177, N3399T, Compton, CA, January 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1970
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0465  70/1/28    COMPTON,CALIF       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N3399T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HAWTHORNE,CALIF             HAWTHORNE,CALIF              COMPTON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO LDG AFTER CHECK OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3399T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3399T-1971-08-27), registration cancelled 1971-08-27, S/N 17700699 (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: Compton Airport

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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