# NTSB OAK78DVG79: Cessna 172, N6572H, Vacaville, CA, September 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1978
- Place: Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVG79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2428  78/9/14    VACAVILLE,CA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N6572H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NUT TREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ROSA,CA               VACAVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6572H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6572H-2013-07-25), registration cancelled 2013-07-25, S/N 17265494, built 1975 (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
- Airport: Nut Tree

## 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 19780914026969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780914026969A), Sep 14, 1978: Cessna 172D, Vacaville,Ca, 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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