19790219003279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Oroville, CA · February 19, 1979

Date
February 19, 1979 · 15:15 local
Place
Oroville, CA
Airport
Oroville
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58873
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79DVG15
Reported as
Cessna 182
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,300 total820 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine stopped on climbout due to water in the fuel. Landed in soft field.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED ON CLIMBOUT DUE TO WATER IN THE FUEL. LANDED IN SOFT FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.