# Accident 19761105033499A: Cessna 172, Petaluma, CA, November 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1976
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Moreli Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.2420° N, 122.6286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petaluma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2420&lon=-122.6286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4185F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4185F-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,156 total, 5 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761105033499A

## Narrative

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

BRAKE PAD DISINTEGRATED.

## 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 OAK77DVD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD04), Nov 5, 1976: Cessna 172 (N4185F), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage

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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