# Accident 19970806021289A: Cessna 172N, Oakland, CA, August 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1997
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739QW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739QW-1999-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970806021289A

## Narrative

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

SHERIFFS AIRCRAFT REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AND CRASHED INTO AN ESTUARY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N739QW (2)

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

- [Incident 19920623026129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920623026129I), Jun 23, 1992: Cessna 172N (N739QW), San Carlos, CA. Instructor aborted takeoff at 10 feet altitude. Student interfered with controls. Departed end of runway.
- [Incident 19890905048509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890905048509I), Sep 5, 1989: Cessna 172N (N739QW), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway onto another active runway. Passenger moved left lrudder.

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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