# NTSB LAX72DUK07: Cessna 172L, N7917G, Bisbee, AZ, May 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1972
- Place: Bisbee, AZ · BISBEE, AZ
- Location: 31.3980° N, 109.9318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bisbee, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3980&lon=-109.9318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1864  72/5/23    BISBEE,ARIZ         CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 130
        TIME - 0815                    N7917G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                BISBEE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- HIT FENCE END OF 3900FT GRAVEL RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7917G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7917G-2023-04-25), registration cancelled 2023-04-25, S/N 17259617, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Muni

## Other investigations on N7917G (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 WPR22LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA351), Sep 16, 2022: Cessna 172L (N7917G), Ventura, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the No. 4 exhaust valve.

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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