# Accident 19730812029271A: Cessna 172D, Torrance, CA, August 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1973
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20265, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20265-1973-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,310 total, 42 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812029271A

## Narrative

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

STRATUS CLOUD LAYER NEAR DEP END OF RWY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1783Q, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19730812029272A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812029272A)

## 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 LAX74AL013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL013), Aug 12, 1973: Cessna 172M (N20265), Torrance, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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