# NTSB LAX67D0172: Cessna 172, N7866U, San Diego, CA, October 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1966
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0172

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3582  66/10/22   SAN DIEGO CALIF     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 258
        TIME - 1128                    N7866U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT ALLOWED PASSENGER TO PARK AIRCRAFT.WING STRUCK LIGHT POLE WHILE PLT PICKING UP EQUIP IN ACFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7866U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery

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.

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