# NTSB OAK74DVG17: Cessna 172, N7707U, Sutter Crk, CA, October 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1973
- Place: Sutter Crk, CA · SUTTER CRK, CA
- Location: 38.3924° N, 120.7990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutter Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3924&lon=-120.7990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3041  73/10/11   SUTTER CRK,CALIF    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1720                    N7707U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 52, 2100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTOVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUTTER CRK,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED TKOF AFT STUDENT ATMTD GO-ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7707U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7707U), registered now, S/N 17251707, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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: Westover

## 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 19731011036379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731011036379A), Oct 11, 1973: Cessna 172E, Sutter Crk, CA, Substantial damage. Plt aborted tkof aft student atmtd go-arnd.

## Other investigations on N7707U (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 LAX70FUA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUA11), Feb 19, 1970: Cessna 172 (N7707U), Santa Ana, 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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