# NTSB LAX79DUG04: Cessna 182, N7345S, Apple Valley, CA, November 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1978
- Place: Apple Valley, CA · APPLE VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.5008° N, 117.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apple Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5008&lon=-117.1859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19781103033659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781103033659A), Nov 3, 1978: Cessna 182H, Apple Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Banked left to avoid pwr lines.

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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