# NTSB FTW80FA007: Cessna 182, N9018X, Sonora, TX, October 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1979
- Place: Sonora, TX · SONORA, TX
- Location: 30.5707° N, 100.6418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonora, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5707&lon=-100.6418&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2623  79/10/23   SONORA,TX           CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 184
        TIME - 2120                    N9018X              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONORA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONORA,TX                   SAN ANGELO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- DEPARTURE AREA UNLIGHTED,DARK NIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9018X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9018X-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N R18200487, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Sonora

## 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 19791023031299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023031299A), Oct 23, 1979: Cessna 182, Sonora, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Low time VFR pilot made night takeoff over unlit area. Evidence indicates lost control of aircraft.

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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