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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Blythe, CA · March 12, 1982

Date
March 12, 1982 · 20:30 local
Place
Blythe, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21409
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FUG07
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Reported engine
Continental IO470R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit at 17,500 feet in heavy rain. Pilot could not restart. Crashed during night emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AT 17,500 FEET IN HEAVY RAIN. PILOT COULD NOT RESTART. CRASHED DURING NIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.