# NTSB LAX72DVA68: Cessna 172, N3832S, Olancha, CA, April 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1972
- Place: Olancha, CA · OLANCHA, CA
- Location: 36.2698° N, 118.0013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olancha, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2698&lon=-118.0013&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DVA68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DVA68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1793  72/4/23    OLANCHA,CALIF       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 426
        TIME - 1400                    N3832S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 380 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - USFS MONACHE STRP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLANCHA,CALIF               SAN JOSE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      58
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DENS ALT ABT 10000FT,UN CLMB AFTR TKOF.UN TURN AROUND AFTR HITTING FENCE,CRASH LNDD,NOSED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3832S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3832S-1973-06-22), registration cancelled 1973-06-22, S/N 17251032 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Usfs Monache Strp

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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