# NTSB OAK76AP032: Beech D18S, N4861, Oakland, CA, December 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1975
- Place: Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3655   75/12/8   OAKLAND,CA          BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 672
        TIME - 0153                    N4861               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CA                  SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT LOOKED AT INST PANEL. THOUGHT HE FELT VIBRATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4861](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4861-2012-09-27), registration cancelled 2012-09-27, S/N A-318, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland Intl

## 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 19751208039759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751208039759A), Dec 8, 1975: Beech D18S, Oakland, CA, Substantial damage. Plt looked at inst panel. Thought he felt vibration.

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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