# Accident 19770907030489A: Cessna 182B, San Pedro, CA, September 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1977
- Place: San Pedro, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.7359° N, 118.2923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Pedro, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7359&lon=-118.2923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8440T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8440T-1977-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 390 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907030489A

## Narrative

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

ENG NOT CLEARED DRG PROLONGED DESCENT.ACFT SANK.

## 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 LAX77FUA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA21), Sep 7, 1977: Cessna 182B (N8440T), San Pedro, CA, destroyed

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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