# NTSB OAK75DVD30: Culver V, N6545C, Sonoma, CA, December 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1974
- Place: Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
- Location: 38.2903° N, 122.4598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonoma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2903&lon=-122.4598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4138  74/12/29 NR.SONOMA,CALIF       CULVER V            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 248
        TIME - 2130                    N6545C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MODESTO,CALIF              SONOMA,CALIF                  NAPA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- RETRACT RODS BENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6545C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6545C-1975-06-09), registration cancelled 1975-06-09, S/N 530 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CULVER V
- Registry model: [Superior CULVER V](https://openairdocs.org/model/superior-culver-v) (registry code 8730306) (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 19741229042649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741229042649A), Dec 29, 1974: Supac V, Sonoma, CA, Substantial damage. Retract rods bent.

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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