# NTSB OAK78DVD58: Cessna 172, N3758F, Santa Rosa, CA, September 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1978
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVD58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD58

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2829  78/9/29    SANTA ROSA,CA       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 4500
        TIME - 1734                    N5712Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2450 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ROSA,CA              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2829  78/9/29    SANTA ROSA,CA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1734                    N3758F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 47, 8415 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ROSA,CA              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- BOTH ACFT CLEARED TO TAXI ON INTERSECTING TAXIWAYS.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3758F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3758F), registered now, S/N 17255253 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Santa Rosa

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N5712Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5712Q), registered now, S/N 3058, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Santa Rosa

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780929029952A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780929029952A), Sep 29, 1978: Cessna 172H, Santa Rosa, CA, Substantial damage. Both acft cleared to taxi on intersecting taxiways.
- [Accident 19780929029951A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780929029951A), Sep 29, 1978: Mooney M20D, Santa Rosa,Ca, CA, Minor 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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