# NTSB LAX71DUQ22: Cessna 182, N3266Y, Oxnard, CA, September 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1970
- Place: Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2951  70/9/26    OXNARD,CALIF        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1359
        TIME - 1300                    N3266Y              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 814 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VENTURA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXNARD,CALIF                BURBANK,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF WITH FLT CTLS LOCKED. MECH USED SMALL BOLT WHEN REGULAR CTL LOCK COULDNT BE FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3266Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3266Y-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N 18254266, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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: Ventura County

## Other investigations on N3266Y (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 SEA87FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA060), Feb 21, 1987: Cessna 182 (N3266Y), North Bend, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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