# NTSB LAX81FUG26: Cessna 172, N738WW, Big Bear City, CA, May 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1981
- Place: Big Bear City, CA · BIG BEAR CITY, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0895   81/5/3    BIG BEAR CITY,CA    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N738WW              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TWENTYNINE PALMS,CA         BIG BEAR CITY,CA             YUCCA VALLEY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738WW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738WW-2012-04-16), registration cancelled 2012-04-16, S/N 17270303, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Bear City

## 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 19810503021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503021139A), May 3, 1981: Cessna 172N, Big Bear City, CA, Substantial damage. Added power to correct bounce landing, veered off runway. Heading struck parked vehicle.

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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