# NTSB OAK71DVD02: Cessna 182, N2416X, Willow Creek, CA, July 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1970
- Place: Willow Creek, CA · WILLOW CREEK, CA
- Location: 40.9318° N, 123.6440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9318&lon=-123.6440&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3296  70/7/31    WILLOW CREEK,CAL    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 150
        TIME - 1630                    N2416X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICO,CALIF                 WILLOW CREEK,CAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT ON NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2416X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willow Creek

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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