# NTSB OAK76AP021: Cessna 182, N182EZ, Vacaville, CA, October 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1975
- Place: Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3192  75/10/25 NR.VACAVILLE,CA       CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 45,
        TIME - 2115                    N182EZ              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NUT TREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         VACAVILLE,CA                 RIO VISTA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  450
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      62
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- POSSIBLE PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT DUE DIABETES MELLITUS.REQ DAILY USE INSULIN.SPARSE GRND LTG IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N182EZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N182EZ-1976-01-12), registration cancelled 1976-01-12, S/N 182-59096 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Nut Tree

## 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 19751025037249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751025037249A), Oct 25, 1975: Cessna 182L, Vacaville, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Possible physical impairment due diabetes mellitus. Req daily use insulin. Sparse grnd ltg in area.

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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