# NTSB LAX74DVA35: Cessna 182, N3485F, Kernville, CA, November 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1973
- Place: Kernville, CA · KERNVILLE, CA
- Location: 35.7550° N, 118.4309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kernville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7550&lon=-118.4309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DVA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DVA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3419  73/11/27   KERNVILLE,CALIF     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 4700
        TIME - 1715                    N3485F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERN VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CALIF           KERNVILLE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- THOUGHT FRESHLY GRADED DIRT ADJ TO RWY TO BE RWY THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3485F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3485F-1993-10-21), registration cancelled 1993-10-21, S/N 18257485 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kern Valley

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731127035669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731127035669A), Nov 27, 1973: Cessna 182H, Kernville, CA, Substantial damage. Thought freshly graded dirt adj to rwy to be rwy threshold.

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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