# Accident 19750224003249A: Cessna 172M, Indian Valley, CA, February 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1975
- Place: Indian Valley, CA
- Airport: Indian Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N92131, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 55 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750224003249A

## Narrative

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

STRIP GRADED DRG DAY,EXPOSING LOOSE GRAVEL.HIT DIRT MOUND LEFT BY GRADER.PRIVATE STRIP.

## 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 OAK75DVG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG45), Feb 24, 1975: Cessna 172 (N92131), Indian Valley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N92131 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190908014599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190908014599I), Sep 8, 2019: Cessna 172M (N92131), Simsbury, CT, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he approached the airport from the south, entered the pattern. On his first attempt to land determined he was too high and went around. On…

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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