# Accident 19780223002689A: Cessna 182H, Gustine, CA, February 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1978
- Place: Gustine, CA
- Airport: Gustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.2606° N, 120.9643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GUSTINE (3O1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2606&lon=-120.9643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6536M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6536M) (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: 1,468 total, 918 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780223002689A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN MARSHLAND SPOTTED WITH WATER HOLES.

## 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 OAK78FVA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA27), Feb 23, 1978: Cessna 182P (N6536M), Gustine, CA, substantial damage

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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