# NTSB WPR27LA009: Cessna 172N, N75513, Knights Landing, CA, October 1, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Investigation open
- Date: October 1, 2026, 09:30, time zone not recorded
- Place: Knights Landing, CA
- Location: 38.7980° N, 121.7174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knights Landing, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7980&lon=-121.7174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR27LA009
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203949/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA009

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75513](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75513), registered now, S/N 17267773, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Operator: Baird David J
- Registered owner: Baird David J

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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