# NTSB LAX79FUJ10: Cessna 182, N1800M, Buckeye, AZ, October 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1978
- Place: Buckeye, AZ · BUCKEYE, AZ
- Location: 33.3703° N, 112.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckeye, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3703&lon=-112.5838&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3667  78/10/30   BUCKEYE,AZ          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 286
        TIME - 0915                    N1800M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORNES RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOODYEAR,AZ                 BUCKEYE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PILT VEERED RT TO AVOID COTTON TRAILER ON LFT SIDE,NOSE WHEEL DUG IN SOFT SPOT,FLIPPED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1800M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1800M-2018-06-19), registration cancelled 2018-06-19, S/N 18264452, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fornes 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 19781030039109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030039109A), Oct 30, 1978: Cessna 182P, Buckeye, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilt veered rt to avoid cotton trailer on lft side,nose wheel dugsoft spot,flipped over.

## Other investigations on N1800M (1)

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.

- [NTSB GAA17CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA361), Jun 23, 2017: Cessna 182 (N1800M), Doniphan, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to take off with a known fuel leak, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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