# NTSB LAX79FUG27: Cessna 172M, N9064H, Upland, CA, March 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1979
- Place: Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Location: 34.1161° N, 117.6599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1161&lon=-117.6599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0603  79/3/24    UPLAND,CA           CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 214
        TIME - 0830                    N9064H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CA                 UPLAND,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9064H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9064H-1989-09-27), registration cancelled 1989-09-27, S/N 17265926 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cable

## 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 19790324006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324006179A), Mar 24, 1979: Cessna 172, Upland, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed fast about 3/4 down the rwy and ran off the end. Right brake hydraulic cylinder out of fluid.

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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