# NTSB OAK66D0130: Cessna 172D, N2105Y, Tracy, CA, October 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1965
- Place: Tracy, CA · TRACY, CA
- Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3053  65/10/22   TRACY CALIF         CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 226
        TIME - 0900                    N2105Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRACY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SIGN POST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2105Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2105Y), registered now, S/N 17249605, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (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: Tracy

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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