# NTSB OAK69D0120: Cessna 172, N8034L, Antioch, CA, August 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1968
- Place: Antioch, CA · ANTIOCH, CA
- Location: 37.9784° N, 121.7983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Antioch, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9784&lon=-121.7983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2967  68/8/25    ANTIOCH,CALIF       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N8034L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIOCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8034L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8034L-1997-04-09), registration cancelled 1997-04-09, S/N 17256234 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Antioch

## Other investigations on N8034L (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 LAX95LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA344), Sep 29, 1995: Cessna 172H (N8034L), St. Johns, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to assure that the seat adjustment pin was properly engaged prior to takeoff.

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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