# NTSB OAK73FVW02: Cessna 175C, N8396T, Independnce, CA, July 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1972
- Place: Independnce, CA · INDEPENDNCE, CA
- Location: 36.8303° N, 118.2079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8303&lon=-118.2079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73FVW02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVW02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0520   72/7/4  NR.INDEPENDNCE,CALIF  CESSNA 175C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 358
        TIME - 0800                    N8396T              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 224 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         INDEPENDNCE,CALIF            ONTARIO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- L WG HIT GRND IN STEEP TURN TO AVOID TREE WHILE BUZZING TRAILER CAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8396T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8396T-1972-08-15), registration cancelled 1972-08-15, S/N 17557096 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175C
- Registry model: [Cessna 175C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175c) (registry code 2072508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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