# Accident 19800420010449A: Cessna 182P, San Luis Obispo, CA, April 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2662° N, 120.6684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Luis Obispo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2662&lon=-120.6684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9414M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9414M-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 11 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420010449A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SIDE OF MOUNTAIN IN LEVEL FLIGHT AREA COVERED WITH FOG. WEATHER WORSENED AFTER BRIEFING. NO UPDATE.

## 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 LAX80FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA084), Apr 20, 1980: Cessna 182P (N9414M), Sn Luis Obspo, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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