# NTSB OAK72AP006: Cessna 337, N2125X, Grass Valley, CA, August 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1971
- Place: Grass Valley, CA · GRASS VALLEY, CA
- Location: 39.2203° N, 121.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2203&lon=-121.0527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72AP006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72AP006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4278  71/8/20    GRASS VALLEY,CAL    CESSNA 337          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 420
        TIME - 1925                    N2125X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRASS VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRASS VALLEY,CAL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        REMARKS- PLT HAD HEART ATTACK ON ROLLOUT,ACFT ROLLED OFF END OF RWY INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2125X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2125X), registered now, S/N 337-0025, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (registry code 2075702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Grass Valley

## Other investigations on N2125X (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 MIA70DMD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DMD01), Jan 13, 1970: Cessna 337 (N2125X), Guanaja, HO, 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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