OAK70D0019

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Paso Robles, CA · May 10, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 10, 1969
Place
Paso Robles, CA · PASO ROBLES, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1807XCessna 182
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179872

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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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3-1687  69/5/10    PASO ROBLES,CALIF   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 0720                    N1807X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERWOOD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- ABANDONED ARPT OVERGROWN WITH WEEDS AND TALL GRASS. X MARKER NOT VISIBLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1807X
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sherwood

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.