# NTSB LAX73FUA39: Cessna 172K, N46660, Fullerton, CA, April 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1973
- Place: Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
- Location: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8857&lon=-117.9280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0672   73/4/3    FULLERTON,CALIF     CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 200
        TIME - 0300                    N46660              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ENG LOST PWR MOMENTARILY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46660](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46660-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 17257417 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fullerton

## 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 19730403007749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730403007749A), Apr 3, 1973: Cessna 172K, Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Plt stated eng lost pwr momentarily.

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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