OAK68D0195

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Groveland, CA · November 3, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 3, 1967
Place
Groveland, CA · GROVELAND, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5301BCessna 182
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113312

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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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3-3816   67/11/3   GROVELAND,CALIF     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1610                    N5301B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 420 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL

Aircraft

Registration
N5301B
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.