OAK67F0086

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182G · Sacramento, CA · September 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1966
Place
Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3439SCessna 182G
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121088

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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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3-2459  66/9/16    SACRAMENTO CALIF    CESSNA 182G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1915                    N3439S              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             43, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            140 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-DETONATION IN ALL CYLINDERS.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3439S
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sacramento 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.