# Accident 19780421008379A: Cessna 172D, Bakersfield, CA, April 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1978
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield A/Pk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N859CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859CR-2009-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 15 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FVA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FVA38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780421008379A

## Narrative

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

PLT LOST ON NIGHT XCNTRY.RAN OUT OF FUEL ONE MILE SHORT OF DESTINN.

## 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 LAX78FVA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FVA38), Apr 21, 1978: Cessna 172F (N859CR), Bakersfield, 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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