# NTSB LAX76DVA30: Cessna 182, N70946, Bakersfield, CA, November 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1975
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DVA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3375  75/11/24   BAKERSFIELD,CA      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 143
        TIME - 1409                    N70946              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70946](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70946-2011-04-14), registration cancelled 2011-04-14, S/N 18259429, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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: Meadows Field

## 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 19751124037569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751124037569A), Nov 24, 1975: Cessna 182M, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Porpoised.

## Other investigations on N70946 (3)

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 WPR09FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA282), Jun 3, 2009: Cessna 182M (N70946), Atlanta, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during cruise flight.
- [NTSB SEA07LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA004), Oct 5, 2006: Cessna 182M (N70946), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance while taxiing. A contributing factor was the temporary construction fence next to the taxiway.
- [NTSB OAK73DVD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD44), May 28, 1973: Cessna 182 (N70946), Livermore, CA, substantial damage

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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