# Accident 19751116037479A: Cessna 172M, Laguna Niguel, CA, November 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1975
- Place: Laguna Niguel, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.5301° N, 117.7029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laguna Niguel, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5301&lon=-117.7029&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8886V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8886V-1976-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 142 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751116037479A

## Narrative

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

WX BRIEF BY OTR PLT.FLEW INTO FOG BANK.

## 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 LAX76FUA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA16), Nov 16, 1975: Cessna 172M (N8886V), Laguna Niguel, 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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