# Accident 19791003036679A: Cessna 182, Burbank, CA, October 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1979, 19:55 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank Glendale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759GY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759GY-2016-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,633 total, 0 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791003036679A

## Narrative

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

PARKED ACFT AFTER A NIGHT FLT. SHUT DOWN. ACFT ROLLED BACKWARD INTO TAIL OF PARKED ACFT. BRAKES OK.

## 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 LAX80DA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA003), Oct 3, 1979: Cessna 182 (N759GY), Burbank, CA, 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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