# NTSB LAX79DVG74: Cessna 182^, N7556Y, Fair Oaks, CA, August 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1979
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA · FAIR OAKS, CA
- Location: 38.6501° N, 121.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-121.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DVG74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2639  79/8/27    FAIR OAKS,CA        CESSNA 182^         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 35, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1145                    N7556Y              PX-  0  0  2  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FRESNO,CA                   FAIR OAKS,CA                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     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 - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7556Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7556Y-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N R18200134, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182^
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phoenix

## 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 19790827030729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827030729A), Aug 27, 1979: Cessna 182, Fair Oaks, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed half way down runway. Unable to stop. Ran off end runway through 6 foot oleander bushes.

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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