19790519028879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182F · Massapequa, NY · May 19, 1979

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Date: May 19, 1979 · 07:15 local
Place: Massapequa, NY
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3390U
Reported as: Cessna 182F
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 5
Pilot’s flight hours: 388 total41 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3390URegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Cessna 182FS/N 18254790 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 182F Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost control during IFR climb to cruise. Spiral dive, residential area. Fact: nonstandard horizon.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL DURING IFR CLIMB TO CRUISE. SPIRAL DIVE, RESIDENTIAL AREA. FACT: NONSTANDARD HORIZON.