# NTSB LAX74DUJ64: Cessna 177, N34603, St.Johns, CA, May 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1974
- Place: St.Johns, CA · ST.JOHNS, CA
- Location: 36.3847° N, 119.0984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Johns, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3847&lon=-119.0984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173469
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUJ64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1694  74/5/23    ST.JOHNS,ARIZ       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 317
        TIME - 1645                    N34603              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.JOHNS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.JOHNS,ARIZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD WINDS CALM TO GUSTS OF 50K IN ARPT AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N34603 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Johns

## 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 19740523018519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740523018519A), May 23, 1974: Cessna 177B, St.Johns, AZ, Substantial damage. Plt rptd winds calm to gusts of 50K in arpt area

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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