# NTSB LAX77FA042: Cessna 172, N9213H, Dana Point, CA, May 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1977
- Place: Dana Point, CA · DANA POINT, CA
- Location: 33.4755° N, 117.6931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dana Point, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4755&lon=-117.6931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0854  77/5/14  NR.DANA POINT,CA      CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 2229                    N9213H              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN OCEAN,SAND.NOT RECOVERED.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9213H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9213H-1977-08-12), registration cancelled 1977-08-12, S/N 17266019, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770514011209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770514011209A), May 14, 1977: Cessna 172D, CA, Destroyed, 3 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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