# NTSB LAX77FUG59: Cessna 172, N4252F, Joshua Tree, CA, August 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1977
- Place: Joshua Tree, CA · JOSHUA TREE, CA
- Location: 34.1347° N, 116.3131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joshua Tree, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1347&lon=-116.3131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUG59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1965  77/8/25    JOSHUA TREE,CA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 201
        TIME - 1300                    N4252F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HI-DESERT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THERMAL,CA                  JOSHUA TREE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT CLAIMS LIGHT THERMAL.WIND REPORTED CALM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4252F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4252F-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N 46152 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hi-Desert

## 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 19770825027069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770825027069A), Aug 25, 1977: Cessna 172, Joshua Tree, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot claims light thermal. Wind reported calm.

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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