# Accident 19880426011519A: Cessna 182P, Great Falls, MT, April 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6490° N, 111.3805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6490&lon=-111.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79P-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 103 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880426011519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT FLARE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. PASSENGER TRIED TO CORRECT BUT PLANE IMPACTED NOSE DOWN AND CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 DEN88LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA102), Apr 27, 1988: Cessna 182P (N79P), Great Falls, MT, destroyed

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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