# NTSB MIA79DKT38: Cessna 182, N7403Q, Palm Beach, FL, January 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1979
- Place: Palm Beach, FL · PALM BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.6948° N, 80.0419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6948&lon=-80.0419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0248  79/1/19    PALM BEACH,FL       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 3026
        TIME - 1600                    N7403Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CINDY CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM BEACH,FL               LOCAL
        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
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR CONTACTED SOFT SPOT ON SOD RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7403Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7403Q-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 18261043, built 1972 (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: Cindy Creek

## 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 19790119001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790119001129A), Jan 19, 1979: Cessna 182, West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. The nose wheel hit a soft spot in the runway on landing. The aircraft turned over.

## Other investigations on N7403Q (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 LAX80FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA097), May 18, 1980: Cessna 182P (N7403Q), Seal Beach, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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