# NTSB LAX70DUA09: Cessna 172, N7807U, Santa Ana, CA, January 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1970
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0598  70/1/31    SANTA ANA,CALIF     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 545
        TIME - 1100                    N7807U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CALIF             SANTA ANA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- DISTRACTED BY CAR PROCEEDING ON TAXIWAY THE WRONG DIRECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7807U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7807U-2012-07-26), registration cancelled 2012-07-26, S/N 17251807, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange County

## Other investigations on N7807U (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 WPR10LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA417), Aug 22, 2010: Cessna 172E (N7807U), Mammoth Lakes, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and airplane control during takeoff in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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