# Incident 19790119002619I: Cessna R182, Jackson, WY, January 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1979, 16:20 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4719° N, 110.7753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4719&lon=-110.7753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7039W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7039W-1986-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,500 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/19790119002619I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO DISPLACEMENT OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL VALVE. THE SCREW LOCK ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N7039W (1)

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

- [Accident 19831007054179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831007054179A), Oct 7, 1983: Cessna R182 (N7039W), Grovont, WY, Substantial damage. Loud knocking noise and power loss preceeded a crash landing. Crankshaft fatigue induced failure. Prior prop strike

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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