# Accident 20030704031079A: Cessna 182, Saugus, CA, July 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2003, 10:15 local time
- Place: Saugus, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5331° N, 118.4244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5331&lon=-118.4244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129JB-2006-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030704031079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ARRIVED ON SCENE WITH HOWARD PLAGENS OF THE NTSB. AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE DOWNSLOPE OF THE FOOTHILLS IN BOUQET CANYON. THE SLOPE OF THE HILL WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES WITH THE LEFT WING ON THE UPSLOPE. THE WRECKAGE FROM THE FIRST POINT OF IMPACT FANS OUT IN A MAGNETIC BEARING OF 30 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, BRUSH AND SHRUBS ON THE FOOTHILL, AS WELL AS THE MAIN PART OF THE WRECKAGE WAS BURNED BY FIRE. SEE NTSB REPORT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. NOTE: AIRFRAME TOTAL HOURS ARE OBTAINED FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S MAINTENANCE RECORDS, FOR AN ANNUAL PERFORMED ON 09/01/2002.

## 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 LAX03FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA224), Jul 4, 2003: Cessna 182Q (N129JB), Saugus, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: in-flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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