# NTSB LAX82FUA08: Cessna 172K, N79965, Laguna Beach, CA, December 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1981
- Place: Laguna Beach, CA · LAGUNA BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.5432° N, 117.7618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laguna Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5432&lon=-117.7618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3274  81/12/27   LAGUNA BEACH,CA     CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 936
        TIME - 2027                    N79965              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                LONG BEACH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- MIXTURE CONTROL WIRE FAILED FM CONSTANT BENDING,CLAMP BOLT WOULD NOT ROTATE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79965](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79965-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 17258290, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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: 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 19811227081559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811227081559A), Dec 27, 1981: Cessna 172K, Laguna Beach, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing in ocean after engine quit.

## Other investigations on N79965 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX71FUA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA13), Aug 17, 1970: Cessna 172 (N79965), Santa Anna, CA, substantial damage

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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