# NTSB UNK65X1164: Cessna 182G, N3187S, Boulder Creek, CA, December 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1964
- Place: Boulder Creek, CA · BOULDER CREEK, CA
- Location: 37.1341° N, 122.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1341&lon=-122.1272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1164
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1164

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1022  64/12/27 NR.BOULDER CREEK CAL  CESSNA 182G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 398
        TIME - 1745                    N3187S              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           49                                                      120
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PITOT HEATER NOT INSTALLED ON N3187S.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3187S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3187S-1965-02-11), registration cancelled 1965-02-11, S/N 18255687 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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