# NTSB LAX76DUG55: Cessna 180, N7742A, Big Bear City, CA, May 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1976
- Place: Big Bear City, CA · BIG BEAR CITY, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1567  76/5/23  NR.BIG BEAR CITY,CA   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 498
        TIME - 1500                    N7742A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PACOIMA,CA                 BIG BEAR CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7742A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7742A-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 32639, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Bear

## 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 19760523013119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760523013119A), May 23, 1976: Cessna 180, Big Bear City, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7742A (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 DEN65D0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0051), Mar 31, 1965: Cessna 180 (N7742A), Gila Bend, AZ, substantial damage

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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