# NTSB LAX76DUG33: Cessna 182P, N6716M, Big Bear City, CA, February 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1976
- Place: Big Bear City, CA · BIG BEAR CITY, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0402   76/2/7  NR.BIG BEAR CITY,CA   CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 8529
        TIME - 1230                    N6716M              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,AZ                 LANCASTER,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                      SLEET, SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          ICE FOG                                                   30
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          157                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- UN MAINTAIN ALT,SO CRASH LND IN CLEARING. RECOVERY DATE 2/8/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6716M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6716M-1981-05-08), registration cancelled 1981-05-08, S/N 18263814 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760207004779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760207004779A), Feb 7, 1976: Cessna 182P, Big Bear City, CA, Substantial damage. Un maintain alt,so crash lnd in clearing. Recovery date 2/8/76.

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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