# NTSB LAX78DUQ02: Cessna 182Q, N735YQ, New Cuyama, CA, October 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1978
- Place: New Cuyama, CA · NEW CUYAMA, CA
- Location: 34.9431° N, 119.6820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Cuyama, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9431&lon=-119.6820&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUQ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2920   78/10/6   NEW CUYAMA,CA       CESSNA 182Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 544
        TIME - 1503                    N735YQ              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 245 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW CUYAMA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CA                   NEW CUYAMA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           85                                                      105
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TUMBLEWEEDS BESIDE RWY. WIND GUSTING TO 35KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N735YQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Cuyama

## 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 19781006030629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006030629A), Oct 6, 1978: Cessna 182H, New Cuyama, CA, Substantial damage. Tumbleweeds beside rwy. Wind gusting to 35KTS.

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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