# NTSB LAX72DVA63: Cessna 172, N79896, Shafter, CA, March 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1972
- Place: Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DVA63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DVA63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1103  72/3/29    SHAFTER,CALIF       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 69, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N79896              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAFTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CALIF           SHAFTER,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        REMARKS- AVOIDING TRUCK ON RWY,WING HIT RWY.OTR ARPT CLOSE BY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79896](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79896), registered now, S/N 17258231, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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: Shafter

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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