# Accident 19790310004449A: Cessna 182M, Tehachapi, CA, March 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1979, 21:30 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Caliente
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1430° N, 118.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tehachapi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1430&lon=-118.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71514, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 216 total, 172 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004449A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT DURING LEVEL OFF FOR LANDING.

## 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 LAX79DUQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUQ20), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 182 (N71514), Tehachapi, CA, 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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