OAK67A0064

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182G · Oroville, CA · March 2, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 2, 1967
Place
Oroville, CA · OROVILLE, CA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2344RCessna 182G
Status
Completed · report June 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119106

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0083   67/3/2    OROVILLE,CALIF      CESSNA 182G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 161
        TIME - 1930                    N2344R              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OROVILLE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 110 MG PCT.LNDG LITES WERE TURNED OFF DURING APP. PLT FLT TIME THRU 04/08/65

Aircraft

Registration
N2344R
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Oroville Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.