# NTSB OAK66D0260: Cessna 180, N9339C, Olancha, CA, April 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1966
- Place: Olancha, CA · OLANCHA, CA
- Location: 36.2698° N, 118.0013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olancha, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2698&lon=-118.0013&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0260
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0260

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0822  66/4/10  NR.OLANCHA CALIF      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 310
        TIME - 1500                    N9339C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9339C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9339C-2014-11-24), registration cancelled 2014-11-24, S/N 31737, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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

## Other investigations on N9339C (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 ANC84FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA175), Sep 17, 1984: Cessna 180 (N9339C), Anchorage, AK, destroyed

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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