# NTSB OAK72FVA85: Cessna 177, N2385Y, Chowchilla, CA, June 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1972
- Place: Chowchilla, CA · CHOWCHILLA, CA
- Location: 37.1161° N, 120.2420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chowchilla, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1161&lon=-120.2420&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FVA85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVA85

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2178  72/6/27    CHOWCHILLA,CALIF    CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 162
        TIME - 1952                    N2385Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHOWCHILLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HANFORD,CALIF               HANFORD,CALIF                PLACERVILLE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2385Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2385Y-1973-10-25), registration cancelled 1973-10-25, S/N 17700185 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chowchilla

## Other investigations on N2385Y (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 IAD74FLJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLJ17), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 177 (N2385Y), Bladenboro, NC, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA69D0335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0335), Dec 20, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2385Y), Lacey Sprgs, AL, 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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