# NTSB LAX80FUG11: Cessna 172N, N739JX, La Verne, CA, December 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1979
- Place: La Verne, CA · LA VERNE, CA
- Location: 34.1205° N, 117.7699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Verne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1205&lon=-117.7699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3759   79/12/7   LA VERNE,CA         CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 311
        TIME - 1915                    N739JX              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA VERNE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        REMARKS- STARTER FAILED TO ENGAGE.PLT STRUCK BY PROP AS HE MOVED IT BY HAND.IGNITION SW CHECKED NORMAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739JX](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739JX-2018-01-08), registration cancelled 2018-01-08, S/N 17270590, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Brackett

## 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 19791207035699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791207035699A), Dec 7, 1979: Cessna 172, La Verne, CA, Minor damage. Engine fired when pilot turned prop by hand, injuring pilot. Unable to determine switch position. No mag defects

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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