# NTSB LAX74FUA04: Cessna 172C, N8248X, Huntngtn Bh, CA, August 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1973
- Place: Huntngtn Bh, CA · HUNTNGTN BH, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2400  73/8/26    HUNTNGTN BH,CALIF   CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 290
        TIME - 1930                    N8248X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTNGTN BH,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- DMDG PROP,WG TIPS,NSE GR WHL,RT MN GR WHL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8248X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8248X-2018-06-01), registration cancelled 2018-06-01, S/N 17248748, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19730826024929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826024929A), Aug 26, 1973: Cessna 172C, Huntngtn Bh, CA, Substantial damage. Dmdg prop,wg tips,nse gr whl,rt MN gr whl.

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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