# NTSB OAK76FVG86: Cessna 177B, N13712, Fort Jones, CA, June 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1976
- Place: Fort Jones, CA · FORT JONES, CA
- Location: 41.6085° N, 122.8411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Jones, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6085&lon=-122.8411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVG86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2312  76/6/27    FORT JONES,CA       CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N13712              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTT VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,OR                  FORT JONES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13712](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13712-1994-02-10), registration cancelled 1994-02-10, S/N 17702457 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scott 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 19760627026529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760627026529A), Jun 27, 1976: Cessna 177B, Fort Jones, CA, Substantial damage

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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