# Accident 19750308011769A: Conaer C2, San Rafael, CA, March 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1975
- Place: San Rafael, CA
- Airport: Smith Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 37.9810° N, 122.5069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Rafael, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9810&lon=-122.5069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N282B-1975-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Colonial C-2 (registry code 5110202, https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER C2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,991 total, 0 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75AP041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750308011769A

## Narrative

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

LOW LVL FLT OVR WATER.HIT TREE DRG CLIMB OUT OF CANYON.ACFT HEAVY,GUSTING TO 30K.

## 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 OAK75AP041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP041), Mar 8, 1975: Colonial C-2 (N282B), San Rafael, 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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