# NTSB LAX79FA076: Cessna 172, N5747A, Lancaster, CA, September 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1979
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3970   79/9/9  NR.LANCASTER,CA       CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 920
        TIME - 1758                    N5747A              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LANCASTER,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- ENG ACCESS DOOR OPENED.REDUCED PWR,STALL HORN SOUNDED,REPLIED YES FOR FLAPS,FULL FLAPS EXTD BY PAX
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5747A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5747A-2015-05-19), registration cancelled 2015-05-19, S/N 28347, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19790909044189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909044189A), Sep 9, 1979: Cessna 172, Lancaster, CA, Destroyed. Near stall on climbout. Applied full flaps, stalled. Witness stated cowling access door opened. Found closed.

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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