# NTSB OAK72FVD43: Cessna P206, N2553X, Fremont, CA, May 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1972
- Place: Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Location: 37.5483° N, 121.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5483&lon=-121.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FVD43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVD43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0176  72/5/16    FREMONT,CALIF       CESSNA P206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 3510
        TIME - 1820                    N2553X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              NAPA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BLADE SEPD,CRNKSHFT SHRD AT MNTG FLNG.AD68-8-1 CW 1/72.LNDD ON NS GR AVDG VHCL ON SLOPED GRAV ROAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2553X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- 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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