# Accident 20031226035949A: Cessna 172L, Vacaville, CA, December 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2003, 09:00 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree Airport
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3769° N, 121.9625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3769&lon=-121.9625&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031226035949A

## Narrative

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

(-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 WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR 36 HOURS.

## 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 LAX04LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA089), Dec 26, 2003: Cessna 172L (N7668G), Vacaville, CA, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate hand prop starting procedure.

## 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 19960314009082A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960314009082A), Mar 14, 1996: Cessna 172L (N7668G), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Turning downwind was struck by plane also downwind, both landed safely. Appears tower mishandled traffic situation.

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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