# Accident 19780914026969A: Cessna 172D, Vacaville,Ca, CA, September 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1978
- Place: Vacaville,Ca, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 38.3782° N, 121.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NUT TREE (VCB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3782&lon=-121.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6572H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6572H-2013-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 50 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780914026969A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK78DVG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG79), Sep 14, 1978: Cessna 172 (N6572H), Vacaville, 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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