# Accident 19791030027529A: Cessna TR182, Connellsville, PA, October 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Connellsville, PA
- Airport: Connellsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0159° N, 79.5896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Connellsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0159&lon=-79.5896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7188C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7188C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-L3C5D (registry code 42364, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-l3c5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791030027529A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE. GEAR WOULD NOT GO DOWN USING THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM. CESSNA TEST AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC80FGM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM04), Oct 30, 1979: Cessna TR-182 (N7188C), Connellsville, PA, 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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