# Accident 19810617037829A: Cessna 172M, Healdsburg, CA, June 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Healdsburg, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6225° N, 122.8651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Healdsburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6225&lon=-122.8651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6760H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6760H-1983-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,567 total, 0 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617037829A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING SLOW ON A LOW LEVEL PHOTO FLIGHT. WITNESS SAW THE AIRCRAFT START A TURN THEN DIVE TO EARTH

## 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 LAX81FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA097), Jun 17, 1981: Cessna 172M (N6760H), Healdsburg, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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