# NTSB OAK76FP050: Cessna 172A, N7705T, Planada, CA, April 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1976
- Place: Planada, CA · PLANADA, CA
- Location: 37.2902° N, 120.3216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Planada, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2902&lon=-120.3216&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FP050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FP050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0908  76/4/10    PLANADA,CA          CESSNA 172A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 71, 1047
        TIME - 1530                    N7705T              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CA                  VISALIA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/11/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7705T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7705T-1976-07-02), registration cancelled 1976-07-02, S/N 47305 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760410012519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410012519A), Apr 10, 1976: Cessna 172A, Planada, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date 4/11/76.

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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