# NTSB OAK76AP064: Cessna 182P, N4652K, Independence, CA, July 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 30, 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: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2718  76/7/30  NR.INDEPENDENCE,CA    CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 289
        TIME - 1003                    N4652K              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN MARTIN,CA               LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      55
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO OBSCURED MTN SLOPE. RECOVERY DATE 8/11/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4652K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4652K-1976-11-23), registration cancelled 1976-11-23, S/N 18263654, built 1975 (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: 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 19760730031069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760730031069A), Jul 30, 1976: Cessna 182P, Independence, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into obscured mtn slope. Recovery date 8/11/76.

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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