# NTSB OAK71DVD07: Cessna 172, N5663A, Garberville, CA, July 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1970
- Place: Garberville, CA · GARBERVILLE, CA
- Location: 40.1003° N, 123.7943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garberville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1003&lon=-123.7943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVD07

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3248  70/7/30    GARBERVILLE,CALIF   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N5663A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR, 640 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKEPORT,CALIF              GARBERVILLE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- 1600FT LOGGING STRIP IN MTNS,TRUCK ON APCH END.WIND GUSTING APRX 60DEG FRM RWY HEADING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5663A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5663A-2012-10-03), registration cancelled 2012-10-03, S/N 28263, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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

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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