# Accident 19760617016619A: Cessna 172L, Palo Verde, CA, June 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1976
- Place: Palo Verde, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.4278° N, 114.7271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Verde, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4278&lon=-114.7271&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9875M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9875M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 106 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DUG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617016619A

## Narrative

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

GUSTS TO 25K. LND ON DESERT ROAD.

## 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 LAX76DUG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG57), Jun 17, 1976: Cessna 172 (N9875M), Palo Verde, 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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