# NTSB OAK74DJA15: Cessna 182, N52356, Missing Aircraft, February 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1974
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DJA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DJA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2529  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52356-1974-10-09), registration cancelled 1974-10-09, S/N 18262548 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740219027619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740219027619A), Feb 19, 1974: Cessna 182H, Missing Aircraf, Destroyed. Ferry,dest australia. Acft & plt presumed lost at sea.

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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