# NTSB LAX68D0138: Cessna 182, N5481B, Santa Maria, CA, August 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1967
- Place: Santa Maria, CA · SANTA MARIA, CA
- Location: 34.9331° N, 120.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Maria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9331&lon=-120.4436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0138

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2891  67/8/17    SANTA MARIA,CALIF   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 139
        TIME - 0805                    N5481B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHSIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PRIVATE DUSTER STRIP. NOSE WHEEL STRUCK ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5481B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5481B-2002-02-11), registration cancelled 2002-02-11, S/N 33481, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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
- Airport: Northside

## Other investigations on N5481B (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 NYC99LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA162), Jun 29, 1999: Cessna 182 (N5481B), Forest, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed, also causal was his failure to execute a go-around. Contributing factors were the night conditions and the tailwind.

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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