# NTSB LAX79FUG34: Cessna 182, N95755, Lake Arrowhead, CA, May 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1979
- Place: Lake Arrowhead, CA · LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA
- Location: 34.2540° N, 117.1781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Arrowhead, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2540&lon=-117.1781&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0905   79/5/6  NR.LAKE ARROWHEAD,CA  CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1320                    N95755              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SQUINT RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FERNANDO,CA             BIG BEAR CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CROSS WIND 25K GUSTING 35K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95755](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95755-1983-05-25), registration cancelled 1983-05-25, S/N 18266620 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Squint Ranch

## 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 19790506009179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506009179A), May 6, 1979: Cessna 182Q, Lake Arrowhead, CA, Substantial damage. Witnesses observed the acft stall at about 50 feet in the air and spin to the ground.

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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