Cessna 182C accident near Oakland, California, March 3, 1986
On March 3, 1986 at about 1:28 am local time, a Cessna 182C, registered N9047T, was substantially damaged in an accident near Oakland, California (Oakland Intl' Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 3, 1986 · about 1:28 am local time
- Place
- Oakland, California · Oakland Intl' Airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182C · all 182Cs on the register
- Registration
- N9047T · no longer on the register · serial 52947
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT CONTACTED SEVERAL VEHICLES DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE CARBURETOR BOWL WAS 1/3 FULL OF WATER. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF PWR.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,320 hours in all; 569 in this make and model; 22 in the last 90 days; 2,320 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,665 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 30, 1985; 27 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-L (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: OAK Oakland CA at 1:28 am
- Destination: Q93 Redding CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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