# NTSB OAK73FVG35: Cessna 210C, N3682Y, Davis, CA, December 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1972
- Place: Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73FVG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3867  72/12/25   DAVIS,CALIF         CESSNA 210C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2200                    N3682Y              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 42, 4320 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MACERO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVIS,CALIF                 CONCORD,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - FOG
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT USE AVAILABLE AUTO LIGHTS OR PREFLIGHT FIELD.RAN INTO FOG BANK BEFORE TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3682Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: El Macero

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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