# NTSB OAK68D0294: Cessna 177, N3316T, Waterford, CA, February 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1968
- Place: Waterford, CA · WATERFORD, CA
- Location: 37.6427° N, 120.7542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6427&lon=-120.7542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0294
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0294

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0385   68/2/6    WATERFORD,CALIF     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 355
        TIME - 1230                    N3316T              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- WAS SHOWING RANCH TO PASSENGERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3316T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3316T-2024-01-06), registration cancelled 2024-01-06, S/N 17700616, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3316T (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 LAX73FUG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUG07), Jul 30, 1972: Cessna 177 (N3316T), Corona, CA, 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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