# Accident 19760524015369A: Cessna 172M, Aurora, OR, May 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1976
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.2283° N, 122.7572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2283&lon=-122.7572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5375R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5375R) (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: 131 total, 12 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYC53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760524015369A

## Narrative

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

LEFT CROSSWIND,GUSTS TO 20K.

## 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 SEA76FYC53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC53), May 24, 1976: Cessna 172 (N5375R), Aurora, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5375R (2)

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

- [Accident 20250310002359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250310002359A), Mar 10, 2025: Cessna 172M (N5375R), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. PIC left fairbanks bound for talkeetna. While flying thru broad bass decided to look at the Summit Airport runway (past). First pass over the runway was off to…
- [Accident 20060829017909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060829017909A), Aug 29, 2006: Cessna 172M (N5375R), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot failed to maintain altitude and airspeed in mountainous terrain. Elected to land the aircraft controlled, due to the…

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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