# NTSB DEN79DQA34: Cessna 182, N8304S, Roswell, NM, July 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1979
- Place: Roswell, NM · ROSWELL, NM
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DQA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1492   79/7/1    ROSWELL,NM          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N8304S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSWELL,NM                  ROSWELL,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8304S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8304S-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 18256404, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roswell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790701014799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701014799A), Jul 1, 1979: Cessna 182, Roswell, NM, Substantial damage. Student plt made hard landing, bounced applied power then closed throttle nost high stalled, hit ground.

## Other investigations on N8304S (3)

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 MIA06CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA034), Dec 24, 2005: Cessna 182 (N8304S), Haines City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, and operation of equipment with known deficiencies, a right wing fuel cap leak, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA04CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA095), Jun 8, 2004: Cessna 182H (N8304S), La Belle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent deployment of the main parachute resulting in damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator.
- [NTSB MKC66D0364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0364), Dec 30, 1965: Cessna 182 (N8304S), Centerville, IA, substantial damage

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.

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