# NTSB LAX79FUQ25: Cessna 172, N5169F, Simi Valley, CA, April 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1979
- Place: Simi Valley, CA · SIMI VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.2694° N, 118.7815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simi Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2694&lon=-118.7815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUQ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0807   79/4/1    SIMI VALLEY,CA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1410                    N5169F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CA                 PORTERVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5169F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5169F-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 17253064 (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: Santa Susana

## 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 19790401008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401008049A), Apr 1, 1979: Cessna 172, Simi Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost on cross country. Attempted to land at a strange airport. Hit a wire on go around.

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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