# Incident 19790429100819I: Cessna 182, Cedar Key, FL, April 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1979
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Airport: Lewis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1503° N, 83.0374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Key, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1503&lon=-83.0374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5544B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5544B-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 480 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429100819I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK NON-FUNCTIONAL RUNWAY LIGHT WHILE TAXIING FROM RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5544B (1)

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

- [Accident 19920702023689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920702023689A), Jul 2, 1992: Cessna 182 (N5544B), Marietta, GA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel approaching destination. Crash landed short of airport.

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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