# NTSB LAX76AL062: Cessna 337, N7CF, Carefree, AZ, March 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1976
- Place: Carefree, AZ · CAREFREE, AZ
- Location: 33.8232° N, 111.9133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carefree, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8232&lon=-111.9133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1433  76/3/11  NR.CAREFREE,AZ        CESSNA 337          CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0535                    N7CF                PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAREFREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CAREFREE,AZ                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT STOLEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7CF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7CF-1976-03-22), registration cancelled 1976-03-22, S/N P3370041 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna T337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (registry code 2075726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Carefree

## 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 19760311018709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760311018709A), Mar 11, 1976: Cessna T337G, Carefree, AZ, Destroyed. Acft stolen.

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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