# NTSB OAK66A0020: Cessna 205, N4818U, El Granada, CA, October 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1965
- Place: El Granada, CA · EL GRANADA, CA
- Location: 37.5142° N, 122.4648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Granada, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5142&lon=-122.4648&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66A0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66A0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0838  65/10/17   EL GRANADA,CALIF    CESSNA 205          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 41,
        TIME - 1940                    N4818U              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALF MOON BAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4818U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4818U-1965-12-06), registration cancelled 1965-12-06, S/N 205-0518 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a) (registry code 2073406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Half Moon Bay

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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