# Accident 19791104032569A: Cessna 182, Dexter, NM, November 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Dexter, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1948° N, 104.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1948&lon=-104.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2462X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2462X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Societe Ma SR305-230 (registry code 59400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/societe-ma-sr305-230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 83 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FQA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104032569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF, CIRCLED TO LAND ON RUNWAY. OVERSHOT RUNWAY. FOUND RAG IN CARB AIR INTAKE.

## 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 DEN80FQA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA07), Nov 4, 1979: Cessna 182 (N2462X), Dexter, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2462X (1)

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

- [Accident 20040206003609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040206003609A), Feb 6, 2004: Cessna 182S (N2462X), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was approaching to land into the sun. Pilot stated that landing was hard although she is unsure of the actual attitude of the aircraft at touch…

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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