# NTSB LAX77FUJ56: Cessna 172, N8798B, Yuma, AZ, June 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1977
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUJ56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1072   77/6/7    YUMA,AZ             CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 599
        TIME - 1930                    N8798B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YUMA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUMA,AZ                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND IN ORANGE GROVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8798B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8798B-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 36498 (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: Yuma Intl

## 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 19770607013169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770607013169A), Jun 7, 1977: Cessna 172, Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Lnd in orange grove.

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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