# NTSB OAK73DVM20: Jungster II RK-2, N4086K, Soledad, CA, December 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1972
- Place: Soledad, CA · SOLEDAD, CA
- Location: 36.4345° N, 121.3178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soledad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4345&lon=-121.3178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3904  72/12/18   SOLEDAD,CALIF       JUNGSTER II RK-2    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N4086K              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 37, 2500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KING CITY,CALIF             MONTEREY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TAKING LOW-LEVEL MOTION PICTURES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4086K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4086K), registered now, S/N 1, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JUNGSTER II RK-2
- Registry model: [Jungster II RK2](https://openairdocs.org/model/jungster-ii-rk2) (registry code 05601PY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- 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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