# Accident 19791014027109A: Cessna 182, San Andreas, CA, October 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1979, 21:15 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Airport: Calaveras Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1927° N, 120.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Andreas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1927&lon=-120.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6415F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6415F) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 18 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014027109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD A ROUGH ENGINE AT NIGHT. FLEW OVER RUNWAY TWICE. MADE HARD LANDING. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 LAX80DVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG01), Oct 14, 1979: Cessna 182 (N6415F), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6415F (1)

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

- [Accident 20071007023069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071007023069A), Oct 7, 2007: Cessna 182P (N6415F), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] received ATIS information that the winds were 190 at 10 knots before receiving instructions from the Troutdale ATC for a…

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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