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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Erbo, FL · May 5, 1979

Date
May 5, 1979 · 21:40 local
Place
Erbo, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8958X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKJ38
Reported as
Cessna 182
Reported engine
Continental O470L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
132 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Pilot stated engine failed en route. Made night emergency landing. No evidence of engine malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. MADE NIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING. NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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