# NTSB LAX78FUM08: Cessna 182L, N42291, Santa Paula, CA, January 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1978
- Place: Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
- Location: 34.3549° N, 119.0663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Paula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3549&lon=-119.0663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0105   78/1/2    SANTA PAULA,CA      CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1302
        TIME - 1310                    N42291              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1032 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA PAULA,CA              SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT MOUND OF SOFT DIRT,ON ROLL OUT,SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42291](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42291), registered now, S/N 18258946, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (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: Santa Paula

## 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 19780102000889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780102000889A), Jan 2, 1978: Cessna 182L, Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. Hit mound of soft dirt,on roll out,short of rwy.

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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