# Accident 19750728021879A: Cessna 182N, Fortuna, CA, July 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1975
- Place: Fortuna, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 40.5871° N, 124.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fortuna, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5871&lon=-124.1422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9099G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9099G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,189 total, 128 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK7LFVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LFVD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750728021879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT EXPERIENCED VERTIGO AFTER CROSSING THE VOR. HIT HILL DRG RECOVERY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK7LFVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LFVD02), Jul 28, 1975: Cessna 182N (N9099G), Fortuna, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9099G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970717018779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970717018779A), Jul 17, 1997: Cessna 182N (N9099G), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. (.4) While performing the walk around inspection the pilot noted the elevator trim tab was in an elevated position. After starting the engine the pilot…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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