# NTSB OAK72DVD44: Grumman F7F, N6179C, Santa Rosa, CA, May 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1972
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1658  72/5/15    SANTA ROSA,CALIF    GRUMMAN F7F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4213
        TIME - 1400                    N6179C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ROSA,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HAD 3 HRS IN TYPE. PRACTICE FOR TYPE RATING CK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6179C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6179C-1975-01-24), registration cancelled 1975-01-24, S/N 80494 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN F7F
- Registry model: [Grumman F7F-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f7f-3) (registry code 3950704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sonoma County

## Other investigations on N6179C (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 OAK75FVD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVD31), Sep 26, 1974: Grumman F7F (N6179C), Fortuna, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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