# NTSB OAK65D0001: Piper PA18A, N6790B, Coalinga, CA, February 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1965
- Place: Coalinga, CA · COALINGA, CA
- Location: 36.1402° N, 120.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-120.3520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65D0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65D0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0163   65/2/1  NR.COALINGA CALIF     PIPER PA18A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1280
        TIME - 1345                    N6790B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6790B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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