# NTSB OAK76DVW23: Cessna 182I, N3109R, Darwin, CA, May 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1976
- Place: Darwin, CA · DARWIN, CA
- Location: 36.2688° N, 117.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Darwin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2688&lon=-117.5890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVW23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVW23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0914   76/5/1    DARWIN,CA           CESSNA 182I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 189
        TIME - 1130                    N3109R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DARWIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA BARBARA,CA            DARWIN,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NO WIND SOCK AVAIL. HIT ROCKS. GUSTING TO 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3109R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3109R), registered now, S/N 18258509, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182I
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (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: Darwin

## 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 19760501010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760501010159A), May 1, 1976: Cessna 182L, Darwin, CA, Substantial damage. No wind sock avail. Hit rocks. Gusting to 20K.

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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