# NTSB LAX68D0216: Cessna 182, N4061D, San Frnando, CA, December 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1967
- Place: San Frnando, CA · SAN FRNANDO, CA
- Location: 34.2887° N, 118.4362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Fernando, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2887&lon=-118.4362&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0216
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0216

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4252   67/12/1   SAN FRNANDO,CALIF   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 158
        TIME - 1730                    N4061D              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL HIT LARGE WASHED OUT HOLE ON EDGE OF TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4061D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4061D), registered now, S/N 34761, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: San Fernando

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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