# NTSB LAX71FUG23: Cessna 172, N8823Z, Corona, CA, January 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1971
- Place: Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUG23-201396

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0432   71/1/5    CORONA,CALIF        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 269
        TIME - 1510                    N8823Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORONA,CALIF                LONG BEACH,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      10
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           40                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT USED RWY 8,WIND 010 GUSTS 30/40 MPH.STLD ON TKOF,HIT N5536M D,HIT N9478K M.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8823Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8823Z-2013-09-30), registration cancelled 2013-09-30, S/N 17255473, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Corona Muni

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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