# NTSB OAK76FA001: Wildmaster 2, N28524, Oroville, CA, October 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1976
- Place: Oroville, CA · OROVILLE, CA
- Location: 39.4952° N, 121.5599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oroville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4952&lon=-121.5599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2949   76/10/8   OROVILLE,CA         WILDMASTER 2        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 8000
        TIME - 1030                    N28524              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OROVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUBA CITY,CA.               RAVENDALE,CA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N28524 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WILDMASTER 2
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oroville

## 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 19761008033849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761008033849A), Oct 8, 1976: Amtr 0563204, Oroville, CA, Destroyed

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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