# NTSB UNK65X0903: Cessna 172, N7882X, Inyokern, CA, December 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1964
- Place: Inyokern, CA · INYOKERN, CA
- Location: 35.6544° N, 117.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inyokern, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6544&lon=-117.8195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0903
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0903

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3599   64/12/2   INYOKERN CALIF      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3388
        TIME - 1655                    N7882X              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INYOKERN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           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 CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- GUSTY WINDS TO 65 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7882X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7882X), registered now, S/N 17248382, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Inyokern

## Other investigations on N7882X (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 LAX99LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA132), Mar 31, 1999: Cessna 172B (N7882X), Winslow, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue flight into known adverse wind conditions which exceeded the ground handling capability of the aircraft.

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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