# NTSB OAK75DVG28: Cessna 182, N9341G, Covelo, CA, September 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1974
- Place: Covelo, CA · COVELO, CA
- Location: 39.8002° N, 123.2526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covelo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8002&lon=-123.2526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3178  74/9/27  NR.COVELO,CALIF       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 9925
        TIME - 1610                    N9341G              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 808 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAVIS RANCH ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CALIF               COVELO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SHORT STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9341G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9341G-2012-12-26), registration cancelled 2012-12-26, S/N 18260881, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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: Travis Ranch Arpt

## 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 19740927034289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740927034289A), Sep 27, 1974: Cessna 182P, Covelo, CA, Substantial damage. Short strip.

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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