# NTSB OAK76DVG81: Cessna 182, N8806X, Vallejo, CA, May 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1976
- Place: Vallejo, CA · VALLEJO, CA
- Location: 38.1069° N, 122.2623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vallejo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1069&lon=-122.2623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVG81
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG81

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1459  76/5/27    VALLEJO,CA          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 4106
        TIME - 1030                    N8806X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3995 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MCCAULEY MODEL 2A36C29A/90-8PROPELLER.BLADE FAILED AT LAST THREAD IN HUB.HIT TRUCK LDG ON DIKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8806X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8806X-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 18253206 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (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 19760527016239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760527016239A), May 27, 1976: Cessna 182D, Vallejo, CA, Substantial damage. Mccauley model 2A36C29A/90-8PROPELLER.blade failed at last thread in hub. Hit truck ldg on dike.

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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