# NTSB OAK77DVG41: Cessna 172, N5374R, Jackson, CA, June 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1977
- Place: Jackson, CA · JACKSON, CA
- Location: 38.3485° N, 120.7728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3485&lon=-120.7728&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1021   77/6/5    JACKSON,CA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N5374R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMADOR COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CONCORD,CA                  ANGELS CAMP,CA               JACKSON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5374R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5374R-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 17263526 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Amador County

## 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 19770605014349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770605014349A), Jun 5, 1977: Cessna 172M, Jackson, 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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