# NTSB OAK73DVG69: Cessna 182B, N7289E, Dunsmuir, CA, June 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1973
- Place: Dunsmuir, CA · DUNSMUIR, CA
- Location: 41.2305° N, 122.2692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunsmuir, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2305&lon=-122.2692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1514  73/6/18    DUNSMUIR,CALIF      CESSNA 182B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N7289E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOTT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUNSMUIR,CALIF              KLAMATH FALLS,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT 1ST TKOF WITH LOAD OF PAX AT HIGH DENSITY ALT AND AN UP SLOPNG RWY WITH A CLIFF AT THE END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7289E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7289E), registered now, S/N 52289 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (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: Mott Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730618015629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730618015629A), Jun 18, 1973: Cessna 182B, Dunsmuir, CA, Substantial damage. Plt 1st tkof with load of pax at high density alt and an up slopng rwy with a cliff at the end.

## Other investigations on N7289E (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 DEN99LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA116), Jul 7, 1999: Cessna 182B (N7289E), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. A related factor was the gusty quartering tailwind.

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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