# NTSB LAX80FV602: Cessna 172, N6061A, Fair Oaks, CA, October 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1979
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA · FAIR OAKS, CA
- Location: 38.6501° N, 121.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-121.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FV602
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FV602

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2500  79/10/21   FAIR OAKS,CA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N6061A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIR OAKS,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W BUSHES NR END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6061A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6061A), registered now, S/N 28661, built 1956 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Phoenix Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791021030299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791021030299A), Oct 21, 1979: Cessna 172, Fair Oaks, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he hit bushes on the end of runway during night landing.

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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