# Accident 19780401005899A: Cessna 182H, Pelzer, SC, April 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1978
- Place: Pelzer, SC
- Airport: Sky Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.6431° N, 82.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pelzer, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6431&lon=-82.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58469, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58469) (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: 1,129 total, 342 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DLG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG12-201231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401005899A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 27K.

## 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 MIA78DLG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG12-201231), Apr 1, 1978: Cessna 182 (N58469), Pelzer, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N58469 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900723028209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900723028209A), Jul 23, 1990: Cessna 182P (N58469), Sanford, NC, Substantial damage. Lost power and smoke in cabin. Set down in plowed field. Nosed over NR3 piston had disintregated. No flaps used.

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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