# Accident 19740117001841A: Cessna 172L, San Ramon, CA, January 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1974
- Place: San Ramon, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.7666° N, 121.9292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Ramon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7666&lon=-121.9292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3898Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3898Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,167 total, 1,073 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740117001841A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOTH ACFT ON INST TRNG FLTS. N3898Q CRASH LND DUE ENG FAILURE DRG COLLISION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N20331, Cessna 172M: [Accident 19740117001842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740117001842A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK74AP033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP033), Jan 17, 1974: Cessna 172L (N3898Q), San Ramon, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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