# NTSB LAX80FA066: Cessna 182P, N106JH, San Andreas, CA, March 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1980
- Place: San Andreas, CA · SAN ANDREAS, CA
- Location: 38.1927° N, 120.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Andreas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1927&lon=-120.6732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3008  80/3/15  NR.SAN ANDREAS,CA     CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 937
        TIME - 0020                    N106JH              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOVATO,CA                  SAN ANDREAS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N106JH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106JH-1982-10-30), registration cancelled 1982-10-30, S/N 18264945 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Calaveras County

## 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 19800315078269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315078269A), Mar 15, 1980: Cessna 182P, San Andreas, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Proceeded VFR at night into area of rolling hills with low ceiling & rain. Hit ground in shallow descending turn.

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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