# NTSB OAK74AP060: Cessna 172, N7083T, Santa Rosa, CA, April 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1974
- 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: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2738  74/4/27    SANTA ROSA,CALIF    CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 400
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7083T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CALIF               SONOMA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RCVRD 5/10/74.ACFT STRUCK GROUND IN VERT NOSE DN WINGS LVL ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7083T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7083T-1974-06-21), registration cancelled 1974-06-21, S/N 46683 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740427012659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427012659A), Apr 27, 1974: Cessna 172, Santa Rosa, CA, Destroyed. Rcvrd 5/10/74.acft struck ground in vert nose dn wings lvl attitude.

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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