# NTSB OAK75DVG45: Cessna 172, N92131, Indian Valley, CA, February 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1975
- Place: Indian Valley, CA · INDIAN VALLEY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0314  75/2/24    INDIAN VALLEY,CA    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1050
        TIME - 1730                    N92131              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIAN VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODLAND,CA                 INDIAN VALLEY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STRIP GRADED DRG DAY,EXPOSING LOOSE GRAVEL.HIT DIRT MOUND LEFT BY GRADER.PRIVATE STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92131](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92131), registered now, S/N 17261546, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Indian Valley

## 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 19750224003249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750224003249A), Feb 24, 1975: Cessna 172M, Indian Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Strip graded drg day,exposing loose gravel. Hit dirt mound left by grader. Private strip.

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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