# NTSB OAK71DVA18: Cessna 182G, N3715J, Atwater, CA, August 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1970
- Place: Atwater, CA · ATWATER, CA
- Location: 37.3507° N, 120.5943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atwater, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3507&lon=-120.5943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3225  70/8/16    ATWATER,CALIF       CESSNA 182G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 300
        TIME - 1205                    N3715J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASTLE AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALEM,OREG                  FRESNO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL CELLS BLADDERS LACING LOOSE.TANKS FOLDED OVR,PARTIALLY COLLAPSED.FUEL CELL MAINT 4/12/69.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3715J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3715J), registered now, S/N 18255115 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Castle Afb

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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