# Accident 19791208035359A: Cessna 175, Huntington Beac, CA, December 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1979, 16:11 local time
- Place: Huntington Beac, CA
- Airport: Meadowlark
- 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: N7355A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7355A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-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, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208035359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON CLIMB-OUT. LANDED IN SOFT FIELD OFF END OF RUNWAY. NOSE OVER, NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7355A (1)

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

- [Accident 19820109000779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820109000779A), Jan 9, 1982: Cessna 172 (N7355A), Fruitvale, TX, Substantial damage. Blinded by setting sun on final, struck a fence near approach end of runway.

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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