# NTSB OAK77DVD54: Cessna 172, N61684, Eureka, CA, September 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1977
- Place: Eureka, CA · EUREKA, CA
- Location: 40.7990° N, 124.1540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7990&lon=-124.1540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVD54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2167  77/9/21    EUREKA,CA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 123
        TIME - 1130                    N61684              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURRAY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61684](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61684), registered now, S/N 17264728, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Murray Field

## 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 19770921029049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921029049A), Sep 21, 1977: Cessna 172M, Eureka, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N61684 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC85LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA147), Aug 6, 1985: Cessna 172 (N61684), Chickaloon Flat, AK, 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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