# NTSB LAX78DUM04: Cessna T207, N91029, Calexico, CA, November 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1977
- Place: Calexico, CA · CALEXICO, CA
- Location: 32.6849° N, 115.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calexico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6849&lon=-115.4947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3367  77/11/24   CALEXICO,CA         CESSNA T207         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1327
        TIME - 1630                    N91029              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 362 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALEXICO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICALI,MEX                CALEXICO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
        REMARKS- STRUCK LIGHTED TAXIWAY BARRIER. PLT ASKED FOR FULL FLAPS,SON LOWERED PARTIAL FLAPS. CLOSE IN APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91029](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91029-2013-08-21), registration cancelled 2013-08-21, S/N 20700020, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Registry model: [Cessna T207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (registry code 2073612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Calexico Intl

## Other investigations on N91029 (2)

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 ANC98FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98FA019), Feb 6, 1998: Cessna 207 (N91029), Homer, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A fatigue failure, and partial separation of the number 6 engine cylinder head assembly, the operator's inadequate progressive inspection performed by company maintenance personnel, and the pilot's…
- [NTSB DEN69A0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69A0037), Mar 24, 1969: Cessna T207 (N91029), Aspen, CO, 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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