# Accident 19770122000539A: Cessna 172B, Lodi, CA, January 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1977
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.1216° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1216&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7459X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7459X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770122000539A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LNDG IN GRAPE VINEYARD.

## 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 OAK77DVD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD11), Jan 22, 1977: Cessna 172 (N7459X), Lodi, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7459X (1)

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

- [Incident 19820901052249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820901052249I), Sep 1, 1982: Cessna 172B (N7459X), Caribou Creek, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing. Sideload damaged gear and propeller.

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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