# NTSB OAK76DVH08: Cessna 182, N9182M, Paradise, CA, August 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1976
- Place: Paradise, CA · PARADISE, CA
- Location: 39.7542° N, 121.6064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paradise, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7542&lon=-121.6064&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVH08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVH08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2309  76/8/21    PARADISE,CA         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 690
        TIME - 1030                    N9182M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARADISE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CA                   PARADISE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT BOULDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9182M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9182M), registered now, S/N 18264727, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paradise

## 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 19760821026279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821026279A), Aug 21, 1976: Cessna 182P, Paradise, CA, Substantial damage. Hit boulder.

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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