# NTSB OAK71AP001: Cessna 182H, N2042X, Shaver Lake, CA, July 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1970
- Place: Shaver Lake, CA · SHAVER LAKE, CA
- Location: 37.1041° N, 119.3176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shaver Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1041&lon=-119.3176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71AP001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71AP001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2562   70/7/8    SHAVER LAKE,CALIF   CESSNA 182H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 4227
        TIME - 1850                    N2042X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLOVIS,CALIF                SHAVER LAKE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HIT TOP OF 170 FT TREE NEAR RESORT AREA. CRASHED IN LAKE. BLOOD SAMPLE UNSAT FOR VALID TEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2042X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2042X-1971-02-19), registration cancelled 1971-02-19, S/N 18256142 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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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