# NTSB LAX77FUA21: Cessna 182B, N8440T, San Pedro, CA, September 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1977
- Place: San Pedro, CA · SAN PEDRO, CA
- Location: 33.7359° N, 118.2923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Pedro, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7359&lon=-118.2923&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3076   77/9/7  NR.SAN PEDRO,CA       CESSNA 182B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 496
        TIME - 1830                    N8440T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 391 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ENG NOT CLEARED DRG PROLONGED DESCENT.ACFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8440T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8440T-1977-11-15), registration cancelled 1977-11-15, S/N 52340 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770907030489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907030489A), Sep 7, 1977: Cessna 182B, San Pedro, CA, Destroyed. Eng not cleared drg prolonged descent. Acft sank.

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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