# NTSB OAK79DVD21: Cessna 182RG, N2263T, Stockton, CA, April 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1979
- Place: Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1114   79/4/9    STOCKTON,CA         CESSNA 182RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 210
        TIME - 1135                    N2263T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 168 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STOCKTON METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CA                 STOCKTON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FORCE LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2263T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2263T), registered now, S/N R18200014, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182RG
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stockton Metro

## 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 19790409009839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790409009839A), Apr 9, 1979: Cessna R182, Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion.

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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