# Accident 19731101038889A: Cessna 172L, Sylmar, CA, November 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1973
- Place: Sylmar, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.3078° N, 118.4492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylmar, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3078&lon=-118.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7651G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7651G-1974-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 15 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731101038889A

## Narrative

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

LOST,REQD ATC ASSISTANCE.CONFUSED,FAILED TO MNTN CLR OF CLOUDS,DISORIENTED.

## 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 LAX74AL011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL011), Nov 1, 1973: Cessna 172L (N7651G), Sylmar, CA, destroyed, 1 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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