# NTSB OAK69A0001: Cessna 182, N3204S, Jarbidge, NV, July 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1968
- Place: Jarbidge, NV · JARBIDGE, NV
- Location: 41.8763° N, 115.4310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jarbidge, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8763&lon=-115.4310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2048   68/7/1    JARBIDGE,NEV        CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2071
        TIME - 0900                    N3204S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1016 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER CABLE STRUNG ACROSS CANYON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3204S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3204S-1971-03-29), registration cancelled 1971-03-29, S/N 18255704 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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