# Accident 19780820029319A: Cessna 182H, Bristol, WI, August 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1978
- Place: Bristol, WI
- Airport: Winfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.5222° N, 88.0279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINFIELD (WI58), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5222&lon=-88.0279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4759D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4759D-1978-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,926 total, 395 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820029319A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78FEP59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP59), Aug 20, 1978: Cessna 182 (N4759D), Bristol, WI, 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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