# NTSB OAK76AP051: Cessna 182P, N52855, Independence, CA, April 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1976
- Place: Independence, CA · INDEPENDENCE, CA
- Location: 36.8303° N, 118.2079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8303&lon=-118.2079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1445  76/4/26  NR.INDEPENDENCE,CA    CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 213
        TIME - 1315                    N52855              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CA                  FURNACE CREEK,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLT IN KNOWN TURB COND BLO MTN RIDGES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52855](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52855-1976-05-26), registration cancelled 1976-05-26, S/N 18262900 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760426017089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760426017089A), Apr 26, 1976: Cessna 182P, Independence, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flt in known turb cond blo mtn ridges.

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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