# NTSB LAX72AL016: Cessna 172, N6381E, Julian, CA, August 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1971
- Place: Julian, CA · JULIAN, CA
- Location: 33.0735° N, 116.5889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Julian, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0735&lon=-116.5889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1817  71/8/26    JULIAN,CALIF        CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 260
        TIME - 1200                    N6381E              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF             JULIAN,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT TREE IN CANYON. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .07 PCT. CRASH CAUSED FOREST FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6381E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6381E-1971-10-27), registration cancelled 1971-10-27, S/N 46481 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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