# NTSB OAK74DVD26: Cessna 182, N6364A, Schellville, CA, March 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1974
- Place: Schellville, CA · SCHELLVILLE, CA
- Location: 38.2460° N, 122.4397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schellville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2460&lon=-122.4397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0608  74/3/31    SCHELLVILLE,CALIF   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 383
        TIME - 0942                    N6364A              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  SONOMA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHELLVILLE,CALIF           PETALUMA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WATER STANDING ON RNWY. PLT DIDNT USE FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6364A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6364A-1975-05-09), registration cancelled 1975-05-09, S/N 33164 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Sonoma Valley

## 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 19740331006499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740331006499A), Mar 31, 1974: Cessna 182, Schellville, CA, Substantial damage. Water standing on rnwy. Plt didnt use flaps.

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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