# NTSB OAK68D0053: Cessna 172H, N1604F, Firebaugh, CA, July 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 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 October 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2356  67/7/16    FIREBAUGH,CALIF     CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N1604F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK ADJACENT PLOWED AREA FOR RANCH STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1604F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1604F), registered now, S/N 17254999, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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

## Other investigations on N1604F (2)

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 OAK79DVW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVW08), Feb 3, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1604F), Independence, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK71DVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVM03), Jul 13, 1970: Cessna 172 (N1604F), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

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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