# Accident 19780929029952A: Cessna 172H, Santa Rosa, CA, September 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1978
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Santa Rosa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3758F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3758F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,416 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 227 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780929029952A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ACFT CLEARED TO TAXI ON INTERSECTING TAXIWAYS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5712Q, Mooney M20D: [Accident 19780929029951A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780929029951A)

## 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 OAK78DVD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD58), Sep 29, 1978: Cessna 172 (N3758F), Santa Rosa, 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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