# NTSB LAX66F0191: Cessna 182B, N2780G, Ocotillo, CA, December 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1965
- Place: Ocotillo, CA · OCOTILLO, CA
- Location: 32.7431° N, 116.0019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocotillo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7431&lon=-116.0019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0191
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0191

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4021  65/12/13   OCOTILLO,CALIF      CESSNA 182B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2000
        TIME - 1703                    N2780G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- ENG FAILED DURNG PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.ON AUX.STRIP.NO 3 INTAKE CAM ASMBLY-EXCESSIVE WEAR.152HRS SEOH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2780G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2780G), registered now, S/N 52080, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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