# NTSB UNK64X1497: Cessna 172, N3879S, Santa Ana, CA, April 28, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1964
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1497
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1497

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1066  64/4/28    SANTA ANA CALIF     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N3879S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3879S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3879S-2012-10-31), registration cancelled 2012-10-31, S/N 17251079, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange County

## Other investigations on N3879S (2)

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 WPR12LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA090), Feb 3, 2012: Cessna 172E (N3879S), Dinsmore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to attain/maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB LAX68F0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0054), Jul 2, 1967: Cessna 172 (N3879S), Arcadia, 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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