# Accident 19791207042949A: Cessna 175, Huntington Beac, CA, December 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1979, 16:11 local time
- Place: Huntington Beac, CA
- Airport: Meadow Lark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7355M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7355M-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,495 total, 44 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791207042949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM AIRPORT. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING IN SOFT GROUND. POST ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN NORMAL.

## 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 LAX80FUA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA04), Dec 7, 1979: Cessna 175 (N7355M), Huntington Bch, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7355M (1)

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

- [Accident 19880807033599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807033599A), Aug 7, 1988: Cessna 175 (N7355M), Needles, CA, Substantial damage. Engine connecting rod broke penetrated engilne case put smoke in cabin. Crash landed on a pipeline right of way.

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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