# Accident 19750705023989A: Cessna 172B, Oroville, CA, July 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1975
- Place: Oroville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.4952° N, 121.5599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oroville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4952&lon=-121.5599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7795X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7795X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,160 total, 58 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK7LDVG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LDVG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705023989A

## Narrative

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

PLT DIDNT REFUEL AT ENROUTE STOP. STALLED AVOIDING OBSTRUCTIONS IN FLD.

## 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 OAK7LDVG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LDVG03), Jul 5, 1975: Cessna 172 (N7795X), Oroville, 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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