# NTSB OAK76DVD22: Cessna 172, N2868L, Ft Bragg, CA, February 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1976
- Place: Ft Bragg, CA · FT BRAGG, CA
- Location: 39.4398° N, 123.8018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Bragg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4398&lon=-123.8018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVD22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0158   76/2/7    FT BRAGG,CA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 2030                    N2868L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          UKIAH,CA                    RETURN                       KLAMATH FALLS,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BECAME LOST. HIT GUY WIRE WHILE LDG ON HIWAY. ABT 18 GALS FUEL FOUND IN TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2868L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2868L-1977-07-11), registration cancelled 1977-07-11, S/N 17256068 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760207001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760207001129A), Feb 7, 1976: Cessna 172H, Ft Bragg, CA, Substantial damage. Became lost. Hit guy wire while ldg on hiway. Abt 18 gals fuel found in tanks.

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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