# NTSB LAX77FA063: Cessna 172M, N1204U, Big Bear City, CA, August 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1977
- Place: Big Bear City, CA · BIG BEAR CITY, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2185   77/8/7    BIG BEAR CITY,CA    CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 726
        TIME - 1940                    N1204U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT LIVER TISSUE ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.28%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1204U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1204U-1977-11-02), registration cancelled 1977-11-02, S/N 17266903 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- 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 19770807028199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770807028199A), Aug 7, 1977: Cessna 172M, Big Bear City, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt liver tissue alcohol level 0.28 .

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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