# NTSB LAX80FA089: Cessna 172, N12563, Cima, CA, April 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1980
- Place: Cima, CA · CIMA, CA
- Location: 35.2378° N, 115.4992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2378&lon=-115.4992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3714  80/4/26  NR.CIMA,CA            CESSNA 172          CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N12563              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  25, 3245 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BULLHEAD CITY,AZ            BULLHEAD CITY,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- X-COUNTRY AIR RACE.HIT CANYON WALL 5650FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12563](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12563-1982-08-12), registration cancelled 1982-08-12, S/N 17262076 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800426010719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426010719A), Apr 26, 1980: Cessna 172M, Cima, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed into hill during low-level cross-country flight. Pilot waited too long to take evasive action.

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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