# Accident 19791121034969A: Cessna R182, Dawson, GA, November 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1979
- Place: Dawson, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7719° N, 84.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dawson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7719&lon=-84.4435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738CE-1991-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,332 total, 5 in this make and model, 266 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791121034969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED DOWNWIND ON SHORT RUNWAY AND OVERSHOT.

## 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 MIA80FKG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKG10), Nov 21, 1979: Cessna 182 (N738CE), Dawson, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N738CE (1)

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

- [Accident 19841207065579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841207065579A), Dec 7, 1984: Cessna R182 (N738CE), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Turned propeller by hand to loosen oil with ignition switch on and mixture in. Engine started, aircraft hit hangar.

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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