# Accident 19990926046779A: Cessna 172N, Vacaville, CA, September 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3501° N, 121.9301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3501&lon=-121.9301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738ZQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738ZQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990926046779A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1999, AT 1200 HOURS PDT, A CESSNA 172N, N738ZQ, LOST CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING WIND SHEAR WHILE LANDING AT THE NUT TREE AIRPORT, VACAVILLE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND ORIGINATED FOR THE PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT ABOUT 1115 AND WAS ENROUTE TO VACAVILLE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN 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 LAX99LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA321), Sep 26, 1999: Cessna 172N (N738ZQ), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing gusty crosswind condition and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N738ZQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19780713043899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713043899I), Jul 13, 1978: Cessna 172 (N738ZQ), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Instructor and student maing approach behind heavy turboprop at night. Caught in the vortex, controlled crash.

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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