# Accident 19780513028779A: Cessna 182G, Compton, CA, May 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1978
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2148R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2148R-1981-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 190 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513028779A

## Narrative

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

PIC REMOVED LNDG LIGHT WINDOW ON WING & COVERED CAVITY WITH FOIL.L FOUND COLLAPSED.

## 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 LAX78FUD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUD05), May 13, 1978: Cessna 182 (N2148R), Compton, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.