# NTSB LAX78DUG33: Cessna 172, N8853B, Fontana, CA, June 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1978
- Place: Fontana, CA · FONTANA, CA
- Location: 34.0922° N, 117.4350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fontana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0922&lon=-117.4350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1159  78/6/11    FONTANA,CA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0630                    N8853B              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     AGE 44, 1204 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            273 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE DID NOT USE CARB HEAT AT TIME OF POWER LOSS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8853B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8853B-1983-12-07), registration cancelled 1983-12-07, S/N 36553 (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

## 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 19780611013459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611013459A), Jun 11, 1978: Cessna 172, Fontana,Ca, CA, Substantial damage. Plt stated he did not use carb heat at time of power loss.

## Other investigations on N8853B (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX71FUG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUG72), Apr 4, 1971: Cessna 172 (N8853B), Hemet, CA, substantial damage

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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