# Accident 19790712026239A: Cessna 182, Surprise, AZ, July 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Surprise, AZ
- Airport: Glendale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5269° N, 112.2951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLENDALE RGNL (GEU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5269&lon=-112.2951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6863M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6863M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 162 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ98) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712026239A

## Narrative

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

EXPER. ENG. FIRE IN FLT. MADE SAFE EMER. LNDG. FOUND CLOGGED CARBUERATOR CHAMBER.CARBUREATOR OVERFLOWED.

## 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 LAX79DUJ98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ98), Jul 12, 1979: Cessna 182 (N6863M), Suprise, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6863M (1)

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

- [Accident 19990914043909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990914043909A), Sep 14, 1999: Cessna 182P (N6863M), Summerville, GA, No damage. (-23) Witnesses stated: on landing a crosswind caught the aircraft as it touched down and pilot lost control.

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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