# NTSB OAK77FA009: Cessna 172M, N12364, Empire, NV, December 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1976
- Place: Empire, NV · EMPIRE, NV
- Location: 40.5759° N, 119.3431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Empire, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5759&lon=-119.3431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156530
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4017  76/12/22 NR.EMPIRE,NV          CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1036
        TIME - 1430                    N12364              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GERLACH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GERLACH,NV                  RENO,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.374%. RECOVERED 12/25/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12364](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12364-1977-07-06), registration cancelled 1977-07-06, S/N 17261949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gerlach Strip

## 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 19761222042469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761222042469A), Dec 22, 1976: Cessna 172M, Empire, NV, Destroyed. Plt blood alcohol 0.374 . Recovered 12/25/76.

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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