# NTSB LAX73FUJ25: Corben Baby ACE B1, N7789C, Mesa, AZ, October 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1972
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2699   72/10/8   MESA,ARIZ           CORBEN BABY ACE B1  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 260
        TIME - 1025                    N7789C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALCON FIELD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ANOTHER ARCRFT MAKING HIGH SHORT FINAL NEARLY COLLIDED. PLT SAID DIDNT SEE N7789C.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7789C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7789C-1992-11-18), registration cancelled 1992-11-18, S/N 1000 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CORBEN BABY ACE B1
- Registry model: [Corben Baby Ace NILSSON B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/corben-baby-ace-nilsson-b-1) (registry code 00301ZH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Falcon Field

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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