# NTSB OAK75DVG06: Cessna 182, N42209, Lk Pillsbry, CA, August 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1974
- Place: Lk Pillsbry, CA · LK PILLSBRY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2412   74/8/2    LK PILLSBRY,CALIF   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 375
        TIME - 1730                    N42209              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 272 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAVELLY VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONOMA,CALIF                LK PILLSBRY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK LARGE ROCKS OFF RWY.US FORESTRY SERVICE STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42209](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42209), registered now, S/N 18258901, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (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: Gravelly 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 19740802025169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740802025169A), Aug 2, 1974: Cessna 182L, Lk Pillsbry, CA, Substantial damage. Acft struck large rocks off rwy. Us forestry service strip.

## Other investigations on N42209 (2)

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.

- [NTSB OAK71DVG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVG25), Sep 27, 1970: Cessna 182L (N42209), Napa, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70DVD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVD08), Mar 8, 1970: Cessna 182 (N42209), Petaluma, 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.

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