LAX65F0078

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Santa Ana, CA · April 13, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1965
Place
Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2304XCessna 182
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178546

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1627  65/4/13    SANTA ANA CALIF     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 0955                    N2304X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT WENT OFF TAXI AREA

Aircraft

Registration
N2304X
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Orange County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.