# NTSB OAK78DVD57: Cessna 172, N1463U, Willits, CA, September 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1978
- Place: Willits, CA · WILLITS, CA
- Location: 39.4050° N, 123.3489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willits, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4050&lon=-123.3489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVD57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2827  78/9/30    WILLITS,CA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 113
        TIME - 1326                    N1463U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLS-WILLITS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLITS,CA                  LITTLERIVER,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-PAX DOOR OPENED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - DOOR/PANEL OPEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1463U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1463U-1978-09-30), registration cancelled 1978-09-30, S/N 17267130, built 1976 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Ells-Willits Muni

## 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 19780930031899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930031899A), Sep 30, 1978: Cessna 172M, Willits, CA, Destroyed

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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