# Accident 19801014058482A: Cessna 182K, Waterford, MI, October 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1980, 12:58 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Airport: Oakland Pontiac
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7023° N, 83.4027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7023&lon=-83.4027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2555R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2555R-1983-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,203 total, 245 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801014058482A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH N1333L DURING CLIMB LEAVING AIRPORT AREA. HAD BEEN ADISED OF OPPOSING INBOUND TRAFFIC.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1333L, Cessna 337H: [Accident 19801014058481A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801014058481A)

## 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 CHI81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA001), Oct 14, 1980: Cessna 182K (N2555R), Waterford, MI, destroyed, 3 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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