# Accident 19760508015829A: Cessna 337, Sonoma, CA, May 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1976
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 38.2903° N, 122.4598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonoma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2903&lon=-122.4598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2181X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181X-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337 (registry code 2075702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760508015829A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK76DVD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD35), May 8, 1976: Cessna 337 (N2181X), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2181X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20150629010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150629010089A), Jun 29, 2015: Cessna 337 (N2181X), Blanding, UT, Substantial damage. Crashed aircraft. No MEL rating. Pilot failed to lean engines for high density altitude airport and aircraft could not develop power for take off. Pilot did…

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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