# NTSB OAK77DVD08: Cessna 182, N7348S, Orleans, CA, November 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1976
- Place: Orleans, CA · ORLEANS, CA
- Location: 41.3015° N, 123.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orleans, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3015&lon=-123.5412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3417  76/11/26   ORLEANS,CA          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 123
        TIME - 1130                    N7348S              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORLEANS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CA                   ORLEANS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WIND DOWN RWY AT 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7348S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7348S-1977-02-01), registration cancelled 1977-02-01, S/N 18265139 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Orleans

## 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 19761126037829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761126037829A), Nov 26, 1976: Cessna 182P, Orleans, CA, Destroyed. Wind down rwy at 20 knots gusting to 40 knots.

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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