# Accident 19820326006189A: Cessna 182A, Livermore, CA, March 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1982, 13:02 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4734D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4734D-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 32 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820326006189A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING FORCED LANDING.

## 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 LAX82FVD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD12), Mar 26, 1982: Cessna 182 (N4734D), Livermore, 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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