# NTSB LAX76AL027: Cessna 172, N5963A, Rialto, CA, October 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1975
- Place: Rialto, CA · RIALTO, CA
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3233  75/10/21   RIALTO,CA           CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 225
        TIME - 2255                    N5963A              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIALTO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                FULLERTON,CA
        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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS SAID VIZ LMTD DUE FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5963A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5963A-1976-01-22), registration cancelled 1976-01-22, S/N 28563 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rialto

## 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 19751021038739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751021038739A), Oct 21, 1975: Cessna 172, Rialto, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. OBS said viz lmtd due fog.

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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