# NTSB LAX73FUD08: Cessna 182P, N7339Q, Hawthorne, CA, February 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1973
- Place: Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
- Location: 33.9148° N, 118.3481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9148&lon=-118.3481&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 April 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0305  73/2/16    HAWTHORNE,CALIF     CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 314
        TIME - 2015                    N7339Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  HAWTHORNE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- UN STOP ON RWY,HIT WOODEN PLATFORM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7339Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7339Q-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 18260979, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Hawthorne Muni

## 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 19730216003479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730216003479A), Feb 16, 1973: Cessna 182P, Hawthorne, CA, Substantial damage. Un stop on rwy,hit wooden platform.

## Other investigations on N7339Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX76AL011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL011), Aug 16, 1975: Cessna 182 (N7339Q), Fillmore, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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