# NTSB OAK76AP047: Cessna 182L, N42575, Feather Falls, CA, April 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1976
- Place: Feather Falls, CA · FEATHER FALLS, CA
- Location: 39.5932° N, 121.2564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Feather Falls, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5932&lon=-121.2564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1704   76/4/4    FEATHER FALLS,CA    CESSNA 182L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1257
        TIME - 2000                    N42575              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1207 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWIN FALLS ID.              CHICO,CA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/5/76.PILOT WAS BLIND IN ONE EYE,HAD NO RECENT NIGHT EXPERIENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42575](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42575-1976-08-26), registration cancelled 1976-08-26, S/N 18259086, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760404020479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404020479A), Apr 4, 1976: Cessna 182L, Feather Falls, CA, Destroyed. Recovery date 4/5/76.pilot was blind in one eye,had no recent night experience.

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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