# NTSB LAX74FUQ31: Cessna 172D, N2567Y, Simi, CA, March 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1974
- Place: Simi, CA · SIMI, CA
- Location: 38.6399° N, 122.8744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6399&lon=-122.8744&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1051  74/3/31    SIMI,CALIF          CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1050                    N2567Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIMI,CALIF                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LND 2/3 DWN RWY,THEN BEGAN GO ARND.PLT RETRACTED FLAPS & ACFT SETTLED INTO ROOF OF HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2567Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2567Y-1975-08-28), registration cancelled 1975-08-28, S/N 17249867 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Susana

## 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 19740331011559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740331011559A), Mar 31, 1974: Cessna 172D, Simi, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd 2/3 dwn rwy,then began go arnd. Plt retracted flaps & acft settled into roof of house.

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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