# NTSB OAK77FVW27: Cessna 182, N3408U, Beatty, CA, July 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1977
- Place: Beatty, CA · BEATTY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FVW27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVW27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1427  77/7/22  NR.BEATTY,CA          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 276
        TIME - 1810                    N3408U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRAN'S STAR RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BEATTY,CA                    TRONA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- NO ROADWAY SIGN WARNING OF AIR TRAFFIC AT ROAD AND RUNWAY INTERSECTION. VEHICLE DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3408U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3408U-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 18254808 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fran'S Star Ranch

## 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 19770722019219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722019219A), Jul 22, 1977: Cessna 182F, Beatty, NV, Substantial damage. No roadway sign warning of air traffic at road and runway intersection. Vehicle damage substantial

## Other investigations on N3408U (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK75DXQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ31), Dec 21, 1974: Cessna 182 (N3408U), Mammoth Lks, CA, substantial damage

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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