# NTSB OAK77DVD42: Cessna 180, N7724K, Santa Rosa, CA, June 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1977
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVD42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1318  77/6/27    SANTA ROSA,CA       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N7724K              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
           NOVATO,CA                  SANTA ROSA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7724K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7724K), registered now, S/N 18052711, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Air Center

## 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 19770627016359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770627016359A), Jun 27, 1977: Cessna 180E, Santa Rosa, 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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