# NTSB OAK73DVD19: Cessna 182, N2523, Brentwood, CA, October 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1972
- Place: Brentwood, CA · BRENTWOOD, CA
- Location: 37.9356° N, 121.7190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brentwood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9356&lon=-121.7190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2903  72/10/23   BRENTWOOD,CALIF     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 658
        TIME - 1000                    N2523               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  NELSON AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRENTWOOD,CALIF             LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WING HIT MIRROR OF TRUCK PARKED ADJ TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2523 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Nelson Airstrip

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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