# NTSB OAK71DVM32: Cessna 190, N9851A, San Jose, CA, December 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1970
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVM32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVM32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4378  70/12/13   SAN JOSE,CALIF      CESSNA 190          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N9851A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 45, 450 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            45 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REID-HILLVIEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9851A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9851A), registered now, S/N 7561 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- Registry model: [Cessna 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (registry code 2072902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Reid-Hillvien

## Other investigations on N9851A (1)

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 SEA79DYA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYA15), Jun 9, 1979: Cessna 190 (N9851A), Mccall, ID, 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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