# NTSB OAK70D0196: Cessna 172, N8100L, Laytonville, CA, December 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1969
- Place: Laytonville, CA · LAYTONVILLE, CA
- Location: 39.6623° N, 123.4948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laytonville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6623&lon=-123.4948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0196
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0196

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4490   69/12/6   LAYTONVILLE,CALIF   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 211
        TIME - 1530                    N8100L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAYTONVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CALIF            ROHNERVILLE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8100L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8100L-2008-06-03), registration cancelled 2008-06-03, S/N 17256300, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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
- Airport: Laytonville

## Other investigations on N8100L (3)

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 SEA05CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA055), Mar 6, 2005: Cessna 172H (N8100L), Waldport, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain sufficient altitude/clearance during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees. A factor was the tall grass on the turf runway, which…
- [NTSB SEA92LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA175), Aug 9, 1992: Cessna 172H (N8100L), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS INCLUDE SOFT TERRAIN.
- [NTSB OAK75DVG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG51), Mar 25, 1975: Cessna 172 (N8100L), Sacramento, 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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