# NTSB LAX76DUM02: Cessna 175, N8225T, Oak Grove, CA, July 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1975
- Place: Oak Grove, CA · OAK GROVE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1730   75/7/5    OAK GROVE,CA        CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 261
        TIME - 1445                    N8225T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 254 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTTERFIELD RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                OAK GROVE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT NEWLY INSTALLED POLE WHILE WATCHING FRIEND IN PARKING AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8225T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8225T-1990-03-07), registration cancelled 1990-03-07, S/N 17556925 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (registry code 2072506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Butterfield Ranch

## 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 19750705019979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705019979A), Jul 5, 1975: Cessna 175B, Oak Grove, CA, Substantial damage. Hit newly installed pole while watching friend in parking area.

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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