OAK69D0127

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Belota, CA · August 25, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 25, 1968
Place
Belota, CA · BELOTA, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2730GCessna 182
Status
Completed · report October 28, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109017

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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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3-2968  68/8/25    BELOTA,CALIF        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 360
        TIME - 1400                    N2730G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARMANINO RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2730G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Armanino Ranch

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.