# Accident 19761202039561A: Cessna 182H, Phoenix, AZ, December 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1976
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Sky Harbor,
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1998M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1998M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUJ18|LAX77DUG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ18%7CLAX77DUG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761202039561A

## Narrative

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

TAXI ACDT IN PARKING AREA.PILOT OF TAXIING ACFT BLINDED BY SUN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N34651, Cessna 177RG: [Accident 19761202039562A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761202039562A)

## 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 LAX77DUJ18|LAX77DUG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ18%7CLAX77DUG18), Dec 2, 1976: Cessna 182 (N1998M), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1998M (2)

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

- [Incident 20161012016589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161012016589I), Oct 12, 2016: Cessna 182P (N1998M), Dedsert Center, CA, No damage. Aircraft departed corona airport (ajo) going to scottsdale airport (sdl). During cruise flight the engine began to sputter and the pilot switch tanks.…
- [Accident 19760414009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760414009389A), Apr 14, 1976: Cessna 182P (N1998M), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. Gusting to 30K.

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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