# Accident 19811213080719A: Cessna 182L, Coalinga, CA, December 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1981, 19:05 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1402° N, 120.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-120.3520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42864, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42864-2008-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 436 total, 48 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213080719A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE FLEW INTO THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER NIGHT TAKEOFF. NO GROUND LIGHTS OFF END OF RUNWAY. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 LAX82FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA027), Dec 13, 1981: Cessna 182L (N42864), Coalinga, CA, destroyed, 4 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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