# NTSB OAK69D0215: Cessna 172D, N2480U, Oroville, CA, December 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1968
- Place: Oroville, CA · OROVILLE, CA
- Location: 39.4952° N, 121.5599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oroville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4952&lon=-121.5599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0215
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0215

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4511  68/12/26   OROVILLE,CALIF      CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 150
        TIME - 1240                    N2480U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- REMAINING FUEL BELOW USEABLE LEVEL. PLT OVERFLEW SUITABLE AIRPORTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2480U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2480U), registered now, S/N 17250080, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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