# NTSB OAK72FXQ05: Cessna 182E, N3126Y, Bieber, CA, August 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1971
- Place: Bieber, CA · BIEBER, CA
- Location: 41.1385° N, 121.1170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bieber, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1385&lon=-121.1170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FXQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FXQ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2220   71/8/8    BIEBER,CALIF        CESSNA 182E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 848
        TIME - 2015                    N3126Y              PX-  0  1  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASTORIA,OREG                BIEBER,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- RWY UNLTD. CAR AT END OF RWY,HEADLIGHTS ON,FOR REFERENCE. NOSE GR HIT CAR AND SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3126Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3126Y), registered now, S/N 18254126, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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: Southard

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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