# Accident 19830710038189A: Cessna 182, Avalon, CA, July 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Avalon
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3794° N, 118.4499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3794&lon=-118.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3602U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3602U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 340 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830710038189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MECHANIC STRUCK BY PROP WHILE TRYING TO POSITION IT WITH MAGNETOS OFF.GROUND WIRE LUG ON RIGHT MAG FELL OUT.

## 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 LAX83FUA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUA04), Jul 11, 1983: Cessna 182 (N3602U), Avalon Catalina, CA, no 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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