# NTSB OAK76DVH15: Cessna 182, N7324N, Meridian, CA, September 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1976
- Place: Meridian, CA · MERIDIAN, CA
- Location: 39.1404° N, 121.9079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridian, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1404&lon=-121.9079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVH15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVH15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2530   76/9/4    MERIDIAN,CA         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 232
        TIME - 1500                    N7324N              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORONIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          YUBA CITY,CA                SHELTER COVE,CA              MERIDIAN,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AND LNDNG GR BOX. SLOW STEEP APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7324N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7324N), registered now, S/N 18263108, built 1974 (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: Moronis

## 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 19760904029149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760904029149A), Sep 4, 1976: Cessna 182P, Meridian, CA, Substantial damage. Damage to firewall and lndng gr box. Slow steep apch.

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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