# NTSB LAX79FUG10: Cessna 175, N9356B, Upland, CA, January 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1979
- Place: Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Location: 34.1161° N, 117.6599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1161&lon=-117.6599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG10

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0437   79/1/6    UPLAND,CA           VARIEZE             CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2000
        TIME -                         N999EZ              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CA                   ROMONA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PORTABLE TEMP TWR COULD NOT SEE END OF RWY.PLT FAILED TO OBTAIN TKOF CLEARANCE.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0437   79/1/6    UPLAND,CA           CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 328
        TIME -                         N9356B              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 258 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CA                   SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PORTABLE TEMP TWR CLEARED ACFT FOR INTERSECTION TAKEOFF.COULD NOT SEE END OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N9356B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9356B), registered now, S/N 55156, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cable

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N999EZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999EZ), registered now, S/N 82233, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARIEZE
- Registry model: [Gardner VARIEZE](https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-varieze) (registry code 05609A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cable

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790106000402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106000402A), Jan 6, 1979: Cessna 175, Upland, CA, Substantial damage. N99EZ took off from end of runway . N9356B took off from intersection , collided.
- [Accident 19790106000401A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106000401A), Jan 6, 1979: Amtrru VARIEZE, Upland, CA, Substantial damage. N999EZ took off from end of runway. 9356B took off from intersection, collided.

## Other investigations on N9356B (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 SEA66F0140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0140), Sep 25, 1965: Cessna 175 (N9356B), Kent, WA, 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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