# Incident 19780708042879I: Cessna 182, Elfrida, AZ, July 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1978, 18:00 local time
- Place: Elfrida, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6792° N, 109.6869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elfrida, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6792&lon=-109.6869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759FB-2011-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708042879I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT APPREHENDED DURING TAKEOFF ATTEMPT IN STOLEN AIRCRAFT,SHERIFF BLOCKED RUNWAY WITH HIS AUTO.

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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