# NTSB OAK75DVA12: Cessna 172A, N7861T, Dinuba, CA, August 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1974
- Place: Dinuba, CA · DINUBA, CA
- Location: 36.5451° N, 119.3989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dinuba, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5451&lon=-119.3989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2040  74/8/15    DINUBA,CALIF        CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 480
        TIME - 1945                    N7861T              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DINUBA,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- HEARD LOUD BANG DRG LAST TKOF.SECURED ENG TOO SOON DRG FINAL APCH.DMGD GR BOLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7861T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7861T), registered now, S/N 47461, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (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: Alta

## 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 19740815024039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740815024039A), Aug 15, 1974: Cessna 172A, Dinuba, CA, Substantial damage. Heard loud bang drg last tkof. Secured eng too soon drg final apch. Dmgd gr bolt.

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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