# NTSB LAX78DVM23: Cessna 182C, N8993T, Simmler, CA, May 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1978
- Place: Simmler, CA · SIMMLER, CA
- Location: 35.3514° N, 119.9871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simmler, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3514&lon=-119.9871&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DVM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2628   78/5/9    SIMMLER,CA          CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 196
        TIME - 1130                    N8993T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BECKS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CA                SIMMLER,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8993T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8993T), registered now, S/N 52893, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Becks Ranch

## 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 19780509024459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509024459A), May 9, 1978: Cessna 182C, Simmler, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8993T (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 OAK71DVA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVA17), Jul 13, 1970: Cessna 182 (N8993T), Fresno, CA, 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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