# NTSB LAX80FVA55: Cessna 182P, N7332Q, Olancha, CA, July 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1980
- Place: Olancha, CA · OLANCHA, CA
- Location: 36.2698° N, 118.0013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olancha, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2698&lon=-118.0013&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVA55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2579  80/7/23  NR.OLANCHA,CA         CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 229
        TIME - 0730                    N7332Q              PX-  0  2  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEMPLETON MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INYOKERN,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      62
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- LOW PASSES OVER MTN STRIP.UN CLIMB OVER SURROUNDING TRRN.DA APRX 12000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7332Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7332Q-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 18260972, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Templeton Meadows

## 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 19800723027609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723027609A), Jul 23, 1980: Cessna 182P, Olancha, CA, Destroyed. Made go-around from a low pas over a mountain airstrip. Unable to climb to clear trees. High density altitude.

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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