LAX73DUJ27

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Kingman, AZ · October 6, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 6, 1972
Place
Kingman, AZ · KINGMAN, AZ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7921BCessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169081

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2913   72/10/6   KINGMAN,ARIZ        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 140
        TIME - 1815                    N7921B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARSTOW,CALIF               KINGMAN,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- DEST CLOSED IN.HIT GULLEY IN ROAD

Aircraft

Registration
N7921B
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.