# NTSB LAX80DA003: Cessna 182, N759GY, Burbank, CA, October 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1979
- Place: Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3069   79/10/3   BURBANK,CA          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1955                    N759GY              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 68, 3633 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURBANK-GLENDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                BURBANK,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO BEECH BONANZA,N878R,WHILE PLT WAS STILL AT CONTROLS AFTER ENG SHUTDWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N759GY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759GY-2016-01-28), registration cancelled 2016-01-28, S/N 18265994, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (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: Burbank-Glendale

## 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 19791003036679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791003036679A), Oct 3, 1979: Cessna 182, Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. Parked acft after a night flt. Shut down. Acft rolled backward into tail of parked acft. Brakes ok.

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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