# NTSB OAK76FVA28: Cessna 172, N3626S, Shaver Lake, CA, November 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1975
- Place: Shaver Lake, CA · SHAVER LAKE, CA
- Location: 37.1041° N, 119.3176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shaver Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1041&lon=-119.3176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151824
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3362   75/11/9   SHAVER LAKE,CA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N3626S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 849 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REEDLEY,CA                  SHAVER LAKE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON LAKE SHORE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3626S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3626S-1997-12-06), registration cancelled 1997-12-06, S/N 17250826 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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 19751109036639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751109036639A), Nov 9, 1975: Cessna 172E, Shaver Lake, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd on lake shore.

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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