# NTSB FTW79FPG76: Cessna 182Q, N7580S, El Dorado, AR, August 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1979
- Place: El Dorado, AR · EL DORADO, AR
- Location: 33.2190° N, 92.6641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2190&lon=-92.6641&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPG76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG76

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1495  79/8/12    EL DORADO,AR        CESSNA 182Q         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 18, 0
        TIME - 0130                    N7580S              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELDORADO DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL DORADO,AR                LITTLE ROCK,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STOLEN AIRCRAFT.PILOT HAD NO PREVIOUS FLIGHT EXPERIENCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7580S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7580S-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 18265229 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Eldorado Downtown

## 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 19790812017969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812017969A), Aug 12, 1979: Cessna 182, El Dorado, AR, Destroyed. Acft was stolen by three non-pilot teenagers. Acft crashed on runway just after liftoff. Factor: unskilled pilot

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.