# NTSB LAX81DVG12: Cessna 172, N12107, Angels Camp, CA, January 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1981
- Place: Angels Camp, CA · ANGELS CAMP, CA
- Location: 38.0683° N, 120.5396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angels Camp, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0683&lon=-120.5396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0887   81/1/9    ANGELS CAMP,CA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 159
        TIME - 1200                    N12107              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12107](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12107-2011-11-14), registration cancelled 2011-11-14, S/N 17261814, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Angels  Camp

## 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 19810109000089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810109000089A), Jan 9, 1981: Cessna 172M, West Angels Cam, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed to respond after short glide. Aircraft flipped inverted during emergency landing.

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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