# NTSB OAK65F0012: Cessna 182, N3869D, San Carlos, CA, January 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1965
- Place: San Carlos, CA · SAN CARLOS, CA
- Location: 37.4990° N, 122.2676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Carlos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4990&lon=-122.2676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65F0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2698  65/1/16    SAN CARLOS,CALIF    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 841
        TIME - 1919                    N3869D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN CARLOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING. RUNWAY THRESHOLD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, ELECTRICAL FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3869D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3869D), registered now, S/N 34569, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: San Carlos

## Other investigations on N3869D (1)

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 OAK72FXQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FXQ07), Aug 8, 1971: Cessna 182 (N3869D), Carson City, NV, 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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