# NTSB OAK77DVG02: Cessna 172, N8073X, Cedarville, CA, October 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1976
- Place: Cedarville, CA · CEDARVILLE, CA
- Location: 41.5287° N, 120.1744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedarville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5287&lon=-120.1744&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3230   76/10/8   CEDARVILLE,CA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N8073X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDARVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDARVILLE,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8073X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8073X-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 17248573, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cedarville

## 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 19761008033229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761008033229A), Oct 8, 1976: Cessna 172B, Cedarville, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8073X (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 OAK73FXQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FXQ22), Feb 8, 1973: Cessna 172 (N8073X), Yerington, NV, 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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