# NTSB LAX79FA041: Cessna 182E, N3265Y, Glamis, CA, April 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1979
- Place: Glamis, CA · GLAMIS, CA
- Location: 32.9975° N, 115.0719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glamis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9975&lon=-115.0719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA041

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1275  79/4/15    GLAMIS,CA           CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1002                    N3265Y              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLAMIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLYTHE,CA                   GLAMIS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WING HIT WIRES AFTR STALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3265Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3265Y-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 18254265, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Glamis

## 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 19790415025719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790415025719A), Apr 15, 1979: Cessna 182E, Glamis, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Acft pitched up on climbout to miss powerlines. Aircraft stalled, hit other powerlines. Crashed and burned.

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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