# NTSB OAK73DVA47: Cessna 172D, N2693U, Patterson, CA, March 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1973
- Place: Patterson, CA · PATTERSON, CA
- Location: 37.4785° N, 121.1545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4785&lon=-121.1545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVA47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVA47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0498  73/3/16    PATTERSON,CALIF     CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 109
        TIME - 1700                    N2693U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATTERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MODESTO,CALIF               PATTERSON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HIT HANGAR.PLT TALKING WITH PAX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2693U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2693U), registered now, S/N 17250293, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (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
- Airport: Patterson

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730316004909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730316004909A), Mar 16, 1973: Cessna 172D, Patterson, CA, Substantial damage. Hit hangar. Plt talking with pax.

## Other investigations on N2693U (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 OAK66D0162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0162), Nov 17, 1965: Cessna 172D (N2693U), San Francisco, 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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