# NTSB OAK78DVD27: Cessna 182, N2747F, Eureka, CA, April 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1978
- Place: Eureka, CA · EUREKA, CA
- Location: 40.7990° N, 124.1540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7990&lon=-124.1540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0533   78/4/7    EUREKA,CA           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 595
        TIME - 0755                    N2747F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURRAY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CA                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPING.MAGS WERE ON.HIT HANGAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2747F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Murray Field

## 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 19780407006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407006009A), Apr 7, 1978: Cessna 182J, Eureka, CA, Substantial damage. Hand propping. Mags were on. Hit hangar.

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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