# NTSB OAK72DVG25: Cessna 182J, N3388F, Georgetown, CA, October 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1971
- Place: Georgetown, CA · GEORGETOWN, CA
- Location: 38.9114° N, 120.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9114&lon=-120.8346&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3862  71/10/11   GEORGETOWN,CALIF    CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 348
        TIME - 1330                    N3388F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,CALIF               GEORGETOWN,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3388F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3388F-2018-03-02), registration cancelled 2018-03-02, S/N 18257388, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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: Georgetown

## Other investigations on N3388F (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 ERA14CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA263), May 24, 2014: Cessna 182J (N3388F), Perkasie, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to select and attain a proper touchdown point during landing which resulted in a runway overrun.

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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