OAK74DJA15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Missing Aircraft · February 19, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 19, 1974
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N52356Cessna 182
Status
Completed · report September 27, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740219027619A
Case key
186691

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2529  74/2/19    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2240                    N52356              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     57, 7150 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            HONOLULU,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- FERRY,DEST AUSTRALIA.ACFT & PLT PRESUMED LOST AT SEA.

Aircraft

Registration
N52356
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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