# NTSB OAK68D0002: Cessna 182, N1903X, Lodi, CA, May 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1967
- Place: Lodi, CA · LODI, CA
- Location: 38.1216° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1216&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1631  67/5/14    LODI,CALIF          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 323
        TIME - 0925                    N1903X              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDS-LODI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FOLLOWING ACFT CUT-OUT N1903X BY TURNING SHORT FINAL.PLT N1903X SLOWED ACFT,FOR LOW APP.,SHORT LDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1903X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1903X), registered now, S/N 18256003, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Linds-Lodi

## Other investigations on N1903X (2)

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 SEA07CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA076), Mar 14, 2007: Cessna 182H (N1903X), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power. A factor was the sign.
- [NTSB LAX72DUG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUG79), Jun 28, 1972: Cessna 182 (N1903X), Big Bear, CA, 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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