# NTSB LAX83LA300: Cessna 172M, N73570, Big Bear, CA, June 24, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 24, 1983, 10:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Coordinates: 34.259616, -116.839553 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2596&lon=-116.8396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23762
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA300
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23762/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA300

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

AFTER A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE WIND, RWY 7 BECAME MORE FAVORABLE & THE UNICOM OPERATOR ADVISE THAT IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR USE. THE STUDENT MANEUVER THE ACFT TO MAKE HIS APCH TO RWY 7. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED TWICE, THEN VEERED LEFT INTO A GRASSY AREA. THE STUDENT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE ACFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 100 FT, THEN THE LEFT WIND ABRUPTLY DROPPED & THE ACFT ENTERED A DESCENT, IMPACTED A CABLE & CRASHED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73570](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73570-2012-07-09), registration cancelled 2012-07-09, S/N 17267547, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- 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
- Serial number: 17267547
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Aero Haven Charter Svc
- Registered owner: Don J. Rickard And Others
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Airport: L35, Big Bear City, runway 7, 5,850 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19830624026879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830624026879A), Jun 24, 1983: Cessna 172M, Big Bear City, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft during go around and aircraft stalled and crashed.

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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