# NTSB LAX72FUG69: Cessna 172E, N5532T, Hesperia, CA, April 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1972
- Place: Hesperia, CA · HESPERIA, CA
- Location: 34.4264° N, 117.3009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hesperia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4264&lon=-117.3009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0166  72/4/15    HESPERIA,CALIF      CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1011
        TIME - 1325                    N5532T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 966 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HESPERIA TROUT FA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HESPERIA,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM UNIMPROVED STRIP CROSSED BY 2 SETS OF PWR LINES ABOUT 28 FT AGL.PROPERLY MARKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5532T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5532T-1974-05-13), registration cancelled 1974-05-13, S/N 17251432 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hesperia Trout Fa

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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