# NTSB OAK67D0038: Cessna 172, N8903B, Monache Medow, CA, July 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1966
- Place: Monache Medow, CA · MONACHE MEDOW, CA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0186   66/7/2    MONACHE MEDOW CAL   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N8903B              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 47, 2600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONACHE MEADOWS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-ATTEMPT LDG PASS IN CONDITNS PREVENT GOAROND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      72
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8903B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8903B-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 36703, built 1958 (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: Monache Meadows

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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