# Accident 19781227038469A: Cessna 182H, El Paso, TX, December 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1978
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8534T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8534T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781227038469A

## Narrative

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

MC CAULEY MODEL 2A36C29,BLADE 60M-8,S/N K17763 FAILED.

## 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 FTW79DQD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD03), Dec 27, 1978: Cessna 182C (N8534T), El Paso, TX, 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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