# NTSB LAX75DUG08: Cessna 182, N5738F, Murrieta, CA, July 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1974
- Place: Murrieta, CA · MURRIETA, CA
- Location: 33.5539° N, 117.2139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murrieta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5539&lon=-117.2139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2403  74/7/14  NR.MURRIETA,CALIF     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 826
        TIME - 1630                    N5738F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMPSON RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELSINOR,CALIF          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT DECIDED TO MAKE LDG ON MARGINAL STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5738F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5738F-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 18254796, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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: Thompson Ranch

## 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 19740714027689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740714027689A), Jul 14, 1974: Cessna 182F, Murrieta, CA, Substantial damage. Plt decided to make ldg on marginal strip.

## Other investigations on N5738F (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 WPR15FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA236), Aug 7, 2015: Cessna 182F (N5738F), Montecito, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Oil starvation that led to the failure of the No. 5 connecting rod and a subsequent loss of engine power.

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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