# NTSB OAK70DVD14: Cessna 172, N8035X, Schellville, CA, April 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1970
- Place: Schellville, CA · SCHELLVILLE, CA
- Location: 38.2460° N, 122.4397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schellville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2460&lon=-122.4397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DVD14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVD14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1819   70/4/8    SCHELLVILLE,CALIF   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N8035X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPA,CALIF                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- R X-WIND GUSTING 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8035X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8035X), registered now, S/N 17248535, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Sonoma Valley

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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