# NTSB OAK78FA011: Cessna 172M, N12699, Orland, CA, December 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1977
- Place: Orland, CA · ORLAND, CA
- Location: 39.7461° N, 122.1857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7461&lon=-122.1857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4053  77/12/21 NR.ORLAND,CA          CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 181
        TIME - 0645                    N12699              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAIGH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ORLAND,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, BY PHONE,LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          DUST                                                      40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DUST IN AIR.DRIZZLE STARTED AS ACFT TOOK OFF.MUDDY PCPN COLL ON WINDSHIELD RESTRICTING FWD VSBY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12699](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12699-1981-06-06), registration cancelled 1981-06-06, S/N 17262188 (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: Haigh Field

## 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 19771221042159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771221042159A), Dec 21, 1977: Cessna 172M, Orland, CA, Destroyed. Dust in air. Drizzle started as acft took off. Muddy pcpn coll on windshield restricting fwd vsby.

## Other investigations on N12699 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN76DTC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC01), Jul 11, 1975: Cessna 172 (N12699), Laramie, WY, 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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