# NTSB OAK74DVM30: Cessna 185C, N2664Z, Watsonville, CA, May 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1974
- Place: Watsonville, CA · WATSONVILLE, CA
- Location: 36.9236° N, 121.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watsonville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9236&lon=-121.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVM30

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1700  74/5/27    WATSONVILLE,CALIF   CESSNA 185C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 218
        TIME - 1130                    N2664Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATSONVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DINUBA,CALIF                WATSONVILLE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2664Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2664Z-1991-03-25), registration cancelled 1991-03-25, S/N 1850664 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185C
- Registry model: [Cessna 185C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (registry code 2072808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Watsonville Muni

## 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 19740527018579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740527018579A), May 27, 1974: Cessna 185C, Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.