# NTSB LAX72FUG57: Cessna 120, N1692V, Elsinore, CA, March 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1972
- Place: Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1125  72/3/23    ELSINORE,CALIF      CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N1692V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELSINORE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD UN PUSH CTLS FORWARD.NO MALF FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1692V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1692V-1973-06-05), registration cancelled 1973-06-05, S/N 13864 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skylark

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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