# NTSB LAX73FUA28: Cessna 172L, N3955Q, Hntngtn Bch, CA, January 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1973
- Place: Hntngtn Bch, CA · HNTNGTN BCH, CA
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0167  73/1/13    HNTNGTN BCH,CALIF   CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N3955Q              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON BCH,CALIF        LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3955Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadowlark

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730113000129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730113000129A), Jan 13, 1973: Cessna 172L, Hntngtn Bch, CA, Substantial damage

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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