# NTSB OAK68D0309: Cessna 172, N5421T, Corning, CA, December 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1967
- Place: Corning, CA · CORNING, CA
- Location: 39.9282° N, 122.1820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corning, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9282&lon=-122.1820&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0309

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4700  67/12/29   CORNING,CALIF       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 0810                    N5421T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORNING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK GRAIN TRUCK PARKED OFF TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5421T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5421T-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 17251321 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corning

## Other investigations on N5421T (1)

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 OAK69D0077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0077), Jun 2, 1968: Cessna 172 (N5421T), Shelter Cove, CA, destroyed

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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