# Incident 19860319055239I: Cessna 182Q, Sacramento, CA, March 19, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1986, 09:41 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Metro
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4975N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4975N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860319055239I

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED LANDING AT PRIVATE AIRPORT BUT DIVERTED. ENTERED ATA AND WAS UNABLE TO RELATE INTENTIONS. RADIO PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N4975N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810107000209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810107000209A), Jan 7, 1981: Cessna 182Q (N4975N), Planada, CA, Substantial damage. Circuit breaker popped. Unoticed by pilot, lost electrical power. Low fuel indication. Elected to land. Inattention

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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