# NTSB OAK77DVM09: Cessna 172, N3589Q, Monterey, CA, March 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1977
- Place: Monterey, CA · MONTEREY, CA
- Location: 36.6012° N, 121.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6012&lon=-121.8828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0493  77/3/19    MONTEREY,CA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 0713                    N3589Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVIS,CA                    MONTEREY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- TAXIED INTO FUEL TRUCK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3589Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3589Q), registered now, S/N 17261689, built 1973 (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

## 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 19770319006799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770319006799A), Mar 19, 1977: Cessna 172M, Monterey, CA, Substantial damage. Taxied into fuel truck

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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