# NTSB OAK74DVA15: Cessna 182M, N70986, Visalia, CA, August 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1973
- Place: Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Location: 36.3302° N, 119.2921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Visalia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3302&lon=-119.2921&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2417  73/8/17    VISALIA,CALIF       CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 156
        TIME - 1100                    N70986              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VISALIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAPPY CAMP,CALIF            VAN NUYS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT ILL. NSE LDG GR TIRE,PROP,AND TAIL CONE DMGD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70986](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70986), registered now, S/N 18259446, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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: Visalia

## 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 19730817026139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817026139A), Aug 17, 1973: Cessna 182M, Visalia, CA, Substantial damage. Plt ill. Nse ldg gr tire,prop,and tail cone dmgd

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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