# NTSB 3AK68D0148: Cessna 172, N8611B, Firebaugh, CA, October 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1967
- Place: Firebaugh, CA · FIREBAUGH, CA
- Location: 36.8511° N, 120.4526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firebaugh, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8511&lon=-120.4526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=3AK68D0148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/3AK68D0148

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3586   67/10/4   FIREBAUGH,CALIF     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N8611B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIKE GIFFEN RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8611B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8611B), registered now, S/N 36311 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mike Giffen Ranch

## Other investigations on N8611B (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 CHI01LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA031), Oct 29, 2000: Cessna 172 (N8611B), Carrollton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the misjudged touchdown point by the pilot. Factors were the runway lights not on, the dark night, and the plowed field.

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.

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