# Accident 19760508012669A: Cessna 172I, Irvine, CA, May 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1976
- Place: Irvine, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.6695° N, 117.8231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irvine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6695&lon=-117.8231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35325, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35325-1977-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 25 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760508012669A

## Narrative

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

DOWN DRAFTS.UN OUTCLIMB TERRAIN.ATTMPTD TURN ARND & HIT ON MTN SLOPE.

## 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 LAX76FUA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA23), May 8, 1976: Cessna 172 (N35325), Irvine, 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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