# NTSB OAK71DVD48: Cessna 185, N9962X, Brentwood, CA, May 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1971
- Place: Brentwood, CA · BRENTWOOD, CA
- Location: 37.9356° N, 121.7190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brentwood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9356&lon=-121.7190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1603  71/5/11    BRENTWOOD,CALIF     CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N9962X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  29, 1959 TOTAL HOURS, 60
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN CARLOS,CALIF            ORWOOD,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- OIL SPRAYED ONTO MUFFLER.LNDD ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9962X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9962X-1979-07-30), registration cancelled 1979-07-30, S/N 1850162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9962X (3)

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.

- [NTSB CHI77FEI25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI25), May 16, 1977: Cessna 185 (N9962X), West Salem, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66A0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0043), May 16, 1966: Cessna 185 (N9962X), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1398), Apr 21, 1964: Cessna 185 (N9962X), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

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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