LAX79DUG04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Apple Valley, CA · November 3, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 3, 1978
Place
Apple Valley, CA · APPLE VALLEY, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7345SCessna 182
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781103033659A
Case key
139057

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3192   78/11/3   APPLE VALLEY,CA     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 160
        TIME - 1800                    N7345S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          APPLE VALLEY,CA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BANKED LEFT TO AVOID PWR LINES.

Aircraft

Registration
N7345S
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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