# Accident 19750208004389A: Cessna 182P, Merced, CA, February 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1975
- Place: Merced, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52678, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52678-1975-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 14 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75AP036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750208004389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLT AT HI ALT FOR ABT 1 HR,NO OXY SYS ABD.HIT MTN SLOPE.RECOVERY DATE 2/9/75.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK75AP036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP036), Feb 8, 1975: Cessna 182P (N52678), Merced, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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