# NTSB DEN79FTM03: Cessna R182, N7318X, Bullfrog, UT, December 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1978
- Place: Bullfrog, UT · BULLFROG, UT
- Location: 37.5233° N, 110.7159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullfrog, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5233&lon=-110.7159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4099  78/12/18 NR.BULLFROG,UT        CESSNA R182         CR-  0  1  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N7318X              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 27, 3560 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            195 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BULLFROG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAGE,AZ                    BULLFROG,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FILED WITH COMPANY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7318X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7318X-2014-11-17), registration cancelled 2014-11-17, S/N R18200074, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bullfrog

## 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 19781218039519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781218039519A), Dec 18, 1978: Cessna 182H, Bullfrog, UT, Destroyed. Filed with company.

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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