# Accident 19760618017409A: Cessna 172M, Grass Valley, CA, June 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1976
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 39.2241° N, 121.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEVADA COUNTY (GOO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2241&lon=-121.0025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1557V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1557V-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 31 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG90) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760618017409A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED.

## 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 OAK76DVG90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG90), Jun 18, 1976: Cessna 172 (N1557V), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1557V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19781029036309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029036309A), Oct 29, 1978: Cessna 172D (N1557V), Elk City, ID, Substantial damage. Gusting to 35K.

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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