# Accident 19960314009082A: Cessna 172L, Napa, CA, March 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1996, 13:28 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5500° N, 122.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5500&lon=-122.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7668G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7668G-2008-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960314009082A

## Narrative

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

TURNING DOWNWIND WAS STRUCK BY PLANE ALSO DOWNWIND, BOTH LANDED SAFELY. APPEARS TOWER MISHANDLED TRAFFIC SITUATION.

## 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 LAX96LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA134), Mar 14, 1996: Cessna 172L (N7668G), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other aircraft, and the failure of the pilot of the Cessna 172L, N7668G, to follow VFR procedures by not yielding the right of way to the Cessna 172M,…

## Other reports on N7668G (2)

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

- [Accident 20050607010639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050607010639A), Jun 7, 2005: Cessna 172L (N7668G), Santa Ynez, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) At 13:50 on 06/07/2005 at Santa yanez airport CA. The pilot [privacy data omitted] was making a straight in approach to land on runway 26. At an…
- [Accident 20031226035949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031226035949A), Dec 26, 2003: Cessna 172L (N7668G), Vacaville, CA, 1 fatal. (-23) Per the sheriff's report, it appears as if the pilot attempted to hand prop the aircraft, slipped and fell. The pilot sustained fatal head injuries but…

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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