# NTSB OAK68F0130: Cessna 172, N6079R, Fresno, CA, September 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1967
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68F0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3395  67/9/21    FRESNO,CALIF        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 300
        TIME - 1637                    N6079R              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- STRUCK 4 FT SIGN 340 FT FROM RNWY. LANDED WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6079R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6079R-1974-06-05), registration cancelled 1974-06-05, S/N 17253748 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fresno Air Term

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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