# NTSB LAX74FUQ39: Cessna 177, N2946X, Simi Valley, CA, May 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1974
- Place: Simi Valley, CA · SIMI VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.2694° N, 118.7815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simi Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2694&lon=-118.7815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1479  74/5/22    SIMI VALLEY,CALIF   CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 325
        TIME - 1630                    N2946X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIMI VALLEY,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH TWO PRKD ACFT.C-140 N3585V & C-182 N2867R,BOTH MINOR DMG.ACFT PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2946X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2946X-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 17700346, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19740522013919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740522013919A), May 22, 1974: Cessna 177, Simi Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Collided with two prkd acft.C-140 N3585V & C-182 N2867R,both minor dmg. Acft porpoised.

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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