# NTSB LAX73FUM30: Cessna 175A, N7050E, Holtville, CA, March 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1973
- Place: Holtville, CA · HOLTVILLE, CA
- Location: 32.8138° N, 115.3783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holtville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8138&lon=-115.3783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0689  73/3/28  NR.HOLTVILLE,CALIF    CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 115
        TIME - 1345                    N7050E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IMPERIAL,CALIF              GLAMIS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     240
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LND ON DESERT ROAD IN 25K WIND. LOST CTL TAXYING AND RAN INTO SAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7050E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7050E-2019-01-28), registration cancelled 2019-01-28, S/N 56550, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730328007729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730328007729A), Mar 28, 1973: Cessna 175A, Holtville, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd on desert road in 25K wind. Lost ctl taxying and ran into sand.

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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