# NTSB OAK75AP039: Cessna 182G, N923M, Gustine, CA, February 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1975
- Place: Gustine, CA · GUSTINE, CA
- Location: 37.2530° N, 120.9952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gustine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2530&lon=-120.9952&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75AP039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0629  75/2/12  NR.GUSTINE,CA         CESSNA 182G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2200
        TIME - 1155                    N923M               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MODESTO,CA                 GUSTINE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SUICIDE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERED 4/1/75.                               /75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N923M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N923M-1975-05-27), registration cancelled 1975-05-27, S/N 18255408 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (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 19750212007619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750212007619A), Feb 12, 1975: Cessna 182G, Gustine, CA, Destroyed. Recovered 4/1/75. /75.

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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