# NTSB LAX81FVG06: Cessna 172A, N7614T, San Andreas, CA, November 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1980
- Place: San Andreas, CA · SAN ANDREAS, CA
- Location: 38.1927° N, 120.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Andreas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1927&lon=-120.6732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3473  80/11/28   SAN ANDREAS,CA      CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 312
        TIME - 1735                    N7614T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALAVERAS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANDREAS,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- DIVERTED.UNDERSHOT NGT LNDG APCH.TURNED TO CLR RWY & AVOID TRAILER CT.BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL .193PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7614T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7614T-1983-01-19), registration cancelled 1983-01-19, S/N 47214 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Calaveras County

## 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 19801128072579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801128072579A), Nov 28, 1980: Cessna 172A, San Andreas, CA, Substantial damage. Stalled airplane on approach for night landing. Consumed alcohol prior to flight.

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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