# Accident 19791109028869A: Cessna 182, Columbus, NM, November 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1979, 08:15 local time
- Place: Columbus, NM
- Airport: Hacienda Sur Luna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8779° N, 107.6456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HACIENDA SUR LUNA (NM78), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8779&lon=-107.6456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9128G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9128G-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 91 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DQD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DQD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109028869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FAILED PISTON. PILOT MISJUDGED EMERGENCY APPROACH. HIT SAND DUNE.

## 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 DEN80DQD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DQD02), Nov 9, 1979: Cessna 182N (N9128G), Hacienda Sr Ln, NM, 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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