# Accident 19790622019019A: Cessna 182Q, Dawson, ND, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979, 00:45 local time
- Place: Dawson, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8679° N, 99.7536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dawson, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8679&lon=-99.7536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456LH-1982-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 142 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622019019A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE ON NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY VFR FLT,FLEW INTO GROUND. HIT ROCK PILE. DARK NIGHT NO GROUND LIGHTS.

## 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 MKC79FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA037), Jun 22, 1979: Cessna 182Q (N456LH), Dawson, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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