# NTSB OAK76DXQ47: Cessna 172K, N79953, Wild Horse Res, NV, May 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1976
- Place: Wild Horse Res, NV · WILD HORSE RES, NV
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DXQ47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1345  76/5/23    WILD HORSE RES,NV   CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N79953              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LODI,CA                     WILD HORSE RES,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- NEARBY STRIP CLOSED,LOW ON FUEL. LDG ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79953](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79953-1977-07-25), registration cancelled 1977-07-25, S/N 17258280 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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 19760523015349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760523015349A), May 23, 1976: Cessna 172K, Wild Horse Res, NV, Substantial damage. Nearby strip closed,low on fuel. Ldg on road.

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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