# Accident 19730328007729A: Cessna 175A, Holtville, CA, March 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1973
- Place: Holtville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 32.8138° N, 115.3783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holtville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8138&lon=-115.3783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7050E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7050E-2019-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730328007729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LND ON DESERT ROAD IN 25K WIND. LOST CTL TAXYING AND RAN INTO SAND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX73FUM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM30), Mar 28, 1973: Cessna 175A (N7050E), Holtville, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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