# Accident 19770306008829A: Cessna 182P, Gualala, CA, March 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1977
- Place: Gualala, CA
- Airport: Ocean Ridge
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 38.8017° N, 123.5306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCEAN RIDGE (E55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8017&lon=-123.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8710M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8710M-1977-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 424 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770306008829A

## Narrative

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

RWY 13/31-ASPH,2600FT.PLT ABORTD LNDG BYND MDPT R31,AND 10-15FT ABV RNWY.

## 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 OAK77FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA024), Mar 6, 1977: Cessna 182P (N8710M), Gualala, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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