# Accident 19790221011949A: Cessna 182Q, Tuolumne, CA, February 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1979, 21:40 local time
- Place: Tuolumne, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9608° N, 120.2374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuolumne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9608&lon=-120.2374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94386, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94386-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 205 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790221011949A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO ADVERSE WEATHER IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT NIGHT. LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE,HIT CANYON WALL.

## 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 OAK79FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA019), Feb 21, 1979: Cessna 182Q (N94386), Tuolumne, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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