# NTSB OAK70A0030: Cessna 205, N8314Z, Orangeville, CA, November 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1969
- Place: Orangeville, CA · ORANGEVILLE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70A0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70A0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3635   69/11/1   ORANGEVILLE,CALIF   CESSNA 205          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 450
        TIME - 1615                    N8314Z              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLACERVILLE,CALIF          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ALT EST 200-250FT STARTED R CLBG TURN FOLLOWED BY DSCNDG L TURN.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL.18 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8314Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8314Z-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 2050314 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Phoenix

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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