# NTSB LAX81FUM14: Cessna 172M, N12759, Oceanside, CA, April 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1981
- Place: Oceanside, CA · OCEANSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.1959° N, 117.3795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oceanside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1959&lon=-117.3795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0607   81/4/5    OCEANSIDE,CA        CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1607                    N12759              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEANSIDE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PIPER PA-28,N2211V,DESTROYED.LUSCOMBE,N1318B,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.WND GSTG 20KTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12759](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12759-1983-05-21), registration cancelled 1983-05-21, S/N 17262234 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oceanside Muni

## 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 19810405014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405014009A), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna 172M, Oceanside, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Sheared nose gear scissors, lost control. Swerved into parked airplanes.

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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