# Accident 19791223036049A: Cessna 182, Needles, CA, December 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8136° N, 114.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Needles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8136&lon=-114.6266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52315 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 61 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791223036049A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF ON DIRT ROAD. CROSSWIND, GUST. DRIFTED ACFT OFF ROAD AT LIFTOFF. HIT DITCH.

## 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 LAX80DUG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG14), Dec 23, 1979: Cessna 182 (N52315), Needles, CA, 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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