# NTSB LAX72DUG44: Cessna 177, N30162, Riverside, CA, January 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1972
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0321   72/1/2    RIVERSIDE,CALIF     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 664
        TIME - 1444                    N30162              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYWARD,CALIF               RIVERSIDE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PLT FLYING FROM R FRONT SEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30162](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30162-1984-11-05), registration cancelled 1984-11-05, S/N 17701090 (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: Riverside

## Other investigations on N30162 (1)

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 LAX82FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA130), Apr 9, 1982: Cessna 177 (N30162), Torrance, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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