# NTSB OAK72FVD23: Cessna 182, N5329B, Sonoma, CA, October 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1971
- Place: Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
- Location: 38.2903° N, 122.4598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonoma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2903&lon=-122.4598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FVD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVD23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3878  71/10/24   SONOMA,CALIF        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 346
        TIME - 1526                    N5329B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEEDLES,CALIF               SONOMA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASH LNDD IN ORCHARD SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5329B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5329B-1972-10-05), registration cancelled 1972-10-05, S/N 33329, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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