# Accident 19781019033209A: Cessna 182H, Maywood, NE, October 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1978
- Place: Maywood, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.6587° N, 100.6222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maywood, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6587&lon=-100.6222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6294A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6294A-1988-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,680 total, 429 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781019033209A

## Narrative

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

FUEL TANK CAP FOUND LOOSE AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 MKC78FCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCJ02), Oct 19, 1978: Cessna 182 (N6294A), Maywood, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6294A (1)

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

- [Accident 19750625019819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750625019819A), Jun 25, 1975: Cessna 182 (N6294A), Livingston, MT, Substantial damage. Overturned when taxiing crosswind. Gusts to 35K.

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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