# Accident 19940205003582A: Cessna 175, Oakdale, CA, February 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Oakdale, CA
- Airport: Oakdale Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7992° N, 120.7395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7992&lon=-120.7395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7597M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7597M-2005-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 572 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940205003582A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLARE FOR LANDING FELT A JOLT AND SAW N6171J LANDING JUST AHEAD OF HIS AIRCRAFT IN WALL OF FLAMES. NORDO.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6171J, Piper PA28235: [Accident 19940205003581A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940205003581A)

## 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 LAX94LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA113), Feb 5, 1994: Cessna 175 (N7597M), Oakdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout, and his failure to adequately communicate his postion and intentions on the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency. A factor in the accident was…

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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