# NTSB LAX69A0049: Cessna 182A, N2083G, El Cajon, CA, February 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1969
- Place: El Cajon, CA · EL CAJON, CA
- Location: 32.8017° N, 116.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Cajon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8017&lon=-116.9605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0038  69/2/17    EL CAJON,CALIF      CESSNA 182A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 837
        TIME - 0020                    N2083G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED IN FLT AT APPROX 50-75 FT NEAR PLTS HOME.NITE FLT,MT TERRAIN.STRUCK POWER LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2083G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2083G-1970-07-16), registration cancelled 1970-07-16, S/N 51383 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2083G (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 LAX69O0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69O0075), Jun 4, 1968: Cessna 182 (N2083G), Moctezuma, Mexico, 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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