# Accident 19791130040829A: Cessna 182J, Lansing, IL, November 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Airport: Lansing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5349° N, 87.5295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANSING MUNI (IGQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5349&lon=-87.5295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3059F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3059F-1980-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,503 total, 251 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791130040829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 CHI80FEE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE09), Nov 30, 1979: Cessna 182J (N3059F), Lansing, MI, 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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