# Accident 19741026041049A: Cessna 172F, Lebec, CA, October 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1974
- Place: Lebec, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.8446° N, 118.8992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebec, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8446&lon=-118.8992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8275U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8275U-1975-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 110 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75AL023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026041049A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO MTN SLOPE.RECOVERY DATE 10/30/74.

## 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 LAX75AL023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL023), Oct 26, 1974: Cessna 172F (N8275U), Lebec, CA, destroyed, 2 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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