# Accident 19790729027339A: Cessna 182, Luray, VA, July 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1979, 19:45 local time
- Place: Luray, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6642° N, 78.4545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Luray, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6642&lon=-78.4545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2879F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2879F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DIA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729027339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME LOST AND MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## 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 IAD79DIA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIA15), Jul 29, 1979: Cessna 182 (N2879F), Luray, VA, substantial damage

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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