# Accident 19790401043101A: Cessna 182, Van Nuys, CA, April 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759VZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759VZ-2015-01-21) (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 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 115 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DU024|LAX79DUQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DU024%7CLAX79DUQ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401043101A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT INTO WING OF PARKED AIRPLANE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2403E, Blanca 7AC: [Accident 19790401043102A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401043102A)

## 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 LAX79DU024|LAX79DUQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DU024%7CLAX79DUQ24), Apr 1, 1979: Cessna 182Q (N759VZ), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N759VZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20010408006769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010408006769I), Apr 8, 2001: Cessna 182Q (N759VZ), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that after normal runup, he proceeded to takeoff from Palo Alto, CA. Airport runway 13. The pilot noticed that the airplane was not…

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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