# NTSB OAK70DVM12: Cessna 172E, N7744U, Atascadero, CA, March 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1970
- Place: Atascadero, CA · ATASCADERO, CA
- Location: 35.4857° N, 120.6879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atascadero, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4857&lon=-120.6879&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DVM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1378  70/3/26    ATASCADERO,CALIF    CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 0820                    N7744U              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VISALIA,CALIF               OCEANO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- ACFT RAN OFF RWY MIDFIELD WHERE RWY BENDS LEFT.FOG AT DESTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7744U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7744U), registered now, S/N 17251744, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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

## Other investigations on N7744U (2)

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 LAX89LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA235), Jun 26, 1989: Cessna 172E (N7744U), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOT'S MISCALCULATION OF THE FUEL SUPPLY WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
- [NTSB OAK69D0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0010), Jun 5, 1968: Cessna 172 (N7744U), Tracy, 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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