# NTSB LAX75DUG49: Cessna 172, N7607G, Phelan, CA, June 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1975
- Place: Phelan, CA · PHELAN, CA
- Location: 34.4261° N, 117.5723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phelan, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4261&lon=-117.5723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUG49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1291  75/6/11    PHELAN,CA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N7607G              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 41, 10840 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3030 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SWISH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHELAN,CA                   MODESTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       16
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- UN OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. NR MAX GROSS WT. DENS ALT 5400FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7607G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7607G), registered now, S/N 17259307 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Swish

## 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 19750611015449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750611015449A), Jun 11, 1975: Cessna 172L, Phelan, CA, Substantial damage. Un outclimb rising terrain. Nr max gross wt. Dens alt 5400FT.

## Other investigations on N7607G (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC81DA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA073), Jul 18, 1981: Cessna A185F (N7607G), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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