# NTSB LAX75AL016: Cessna 172M, N4448Q, Encino, CA, September 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1974
- Place: Encino, CA · ENCINO, CA
- Location: 34.1592° N, 118.5012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Encino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1592&lon=-118.5012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3486  74/9/26  NR.ENCINO,CALIF       CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 301
        TIME - 1251                    N4448Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              BURBANK,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                       90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           4                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLT RET TO HOME BASE AFTER INCOMPLETE INST CK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4448Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4448Q-1974-12-31), registration cancelled 1974-12-31, S/N 17261720, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740926037369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740926037369A), Sep 26, 1974: Cessna 172M, Encino, CA, Destroyed. Plt ret to home base after incomplete inst ck.

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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