# NTSB OAK78FVD05: Cessna C172, N73857, Petaluma, CA, November 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1978
- Place: Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Location: 38.2420° N, 122.6286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petaluma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2420&lon=-122.6286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD05-139103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3431  78/11/18   PETALUMA,CA         CESSNA C172         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 240
        TIME - 1530                    N73857              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETALUMA RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYWARD,CA                  PETALUMA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73857](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73857-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 17267725, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Petaluma Ranch

## 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 19781118036009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118036009A), Nov 18, 1978: Cessna 172D, Petaluma, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N73857 (2)

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 LAX03CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA247), Jul 20, 2003: Cessna 172N (N73857), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise pilot induced oscillation and hard landing.
- [NTSB LAX84LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA313), May 22, 1984: Cessna 172N (N73857), Ballard, 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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