# NTSB LAX71AL055: Cessna 177, N662SR, Bg Bear Cty, CA, February 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1971
- Place: Bg Bear Cty, CA · BG BEAR CTY, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2918  71/2/21    BG BEAR CTY,CALIF   CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 877
        TIME - 1437                    N662SR              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 287 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BURBANK,CALIF               BG BEAR CTY,CALIF            YUCCA VALLEY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT MADE GO AROUND INTO HIGH TERRAIN. ACFT OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 60 LBS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N662SR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N662SR-1971-04-07), registration cancelled 1971-04-07, S/N 17701152 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Big Bear City

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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