# Accident 19781118036009A: Cessna 172D, Petaluma, CA, November 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1978
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N73857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73857-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 71 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD05-139103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118036009A

## 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 OAK78FVD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD05-139103), Nov 18, 1978: Cessna C172 (N73857), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73857 (2)

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

- [Accident 20030720018869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030720018869A), Jul 20, 2003: Cessna 172N (N73857), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 20, 2003, at approximately 1230 PST, pilot yoon in attempting to land at lvk, experienced a hard landing, causing substantial damage to the…
- [Accident 19840522025351A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522025351A), May 22, 1984: Cessna 172N (N73857), Ballard, CA, Minor damage. During pre arranged formation flight rear aircraft overtook and collided with N521ST.

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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