# NTSB LAX75FUM27: Cessna 172K, N7388G, San Marcos, CA, May 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1975
- Place: San Marcos, CA · SAN MARCOS, CA
- Location: 33.1338° N, 117.1706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1338&lon=-117.1706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUM27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUM27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1288  75/5/29    SAN MARCOS,CA       CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 124
        TIME - 2102                    N7388G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                PALOMAR,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LET DWN THRU OCST,THEN FLEW INTO MTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7388G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7388G-1976-05-27), registration cancelled 1976-05-27, S/N 17259088 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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 19750529013719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750529013719A), May 29, 1975: Cessna 172K, San Marcos, CA, Substantial damage. Let dwn thru ocst,then flew into mtn.

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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