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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · San Andreas, CA · October 14, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 14, 1979
Place
San Andreas, CA · SAN ANDREAS, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6415FCessna 182
Status
Completed · report November 15, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791014027109A
Case key
133425

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2435  79/10/14   SAN ANDREAS,CA      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 380
        TIME - 2115                    N6415F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALAVERAS CO.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,CA                 SACRAMENTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6415F
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Calaveras Co.

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N6415F · 1

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