# NTSB SEA76A5043: Cessna 172, N7075T, Sweet Home, OR, April 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1976
- Place: Sweet Home, OR · SWEET HOME, OR
- Location: 44.4046° N, 122.6995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sweet Home, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4046&lon=-122.6995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76A5043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76A5043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0952  76/4/10  NR.SWEET HOME,OR      CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 121
        TIME - 1920                    N7075T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDMOND,OR                  EUGENE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                      RAIN, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/23/76. PLT ADVSD VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED. ACFT EQUIPPED WITH PARTIAL PANEL INST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7075T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7075T-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 46675 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760410015229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410015229A), Apr 10, 1976: Cessna 172, Sweet Home, OR, Substantial damage. Recovery date 4/23/76. Plt advsd VFR flt not recommended. Acft equipped with partial panel inst.

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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