# NTSB LAX78FUG41: Cessna 182E, N3188Y, Temecula, CA, July 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1978
- Place: Temecula, CA · TEMECULA, CA
- Location: 33.4936° N, 117.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temecula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-117.1484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2087  78/7/22    TEMECULA,CA         CESSNA 182E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 433
        TIME - 1000                    N3188Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                RIVERSIDE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- BITS OF PAPER FOUND IN VENTURI OF CARB.HIT DITCH SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3188Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3188Y), registered now, S/N 18254188 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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: Rancho

## 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 19780722021389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722021389A), Jul 22, 1978: Cessna 182E, Temecula, CA, Substantial damage. Bits of paper found in venturi of carb. Hit ditch short of rwy.

## Other investigations on N3188Y (2)

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 LAX76FUM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUM29), Sep 1, 1976: Cessna 182 (N3188Y), Miramar Nas, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI65F0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0017), Jan 31, 1965: Cessna 182 (N3188Y), Lexington, KY, 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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