# NTSB LAX75AL023: Cessna 172F, N8275U, Lebec, CA, October 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1974
- Place: Lebec, CA · LEBEC, CA
- Location: 34.8446° N, 118.8992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebec, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8446&lon=-118.8992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3753  74/10/26 NR.LEBEC,CALIF        CESSNA 172F         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 158
        TIME - 0840                    N8275U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CALIF              COLUMBIA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       47
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO MTN SLOPE.RECOVERY DATE 10/30/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8275U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8275U-1975-02-10), registration cancelled 1975-02-10, S/N 17252175 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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 19741026041049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026041049A), Oct 26, 1974: Cessna 172F, Lebec, CA, Destroyed. Flew into mtn slope. Recovery date 10/30/74.

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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