# NTSB LAX75FUG24: Aeronca 7BCM, N82757, Elsinore, CA, December 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1974
- Place: Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4141  74/12/27 NR.ELSINORE,CALIF     AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 108
        TIME - 1100                    N82757              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON BCH,CALIF        MURRIETA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LDG IN NARROW VALLEY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N82757 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- 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 19741227042279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741227042279A), Dec 27, 1974: Blanca 7BCM, Elsinore, CA, Destroyed. Simulated forced ldg in narrow valley.

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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