# Accident 19790122001349A: Cessna 182K, Tampa, FL, January 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1979, 13:50 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2670R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2670R-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 16 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790122001349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON CLIMB OUT DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION BY UNIDENTIFIED SUBSTANCE.

## 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 MIA79FLD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD33), Jan 22, 1979: Cessna 182 (N2670R), Tampa, FL, 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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