# NTSB MIA79FLD33: Cessna 182, N2670R, Tampa, FL, January 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1979
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0449  79/1/22    TAMPA,FL            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 154
        TIME - 1345                    N2670R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANDENBERG ARPRT            MORRISTOWN,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- RUST COLORED MTRL FOUND IN FUEL SYS.ACFT STORED IN HNGR FOR 2 MOS W MAIN FUEL TANKS REMOVED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2670R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2670R-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 18258370, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (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: Vandenberg

## 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 19790122001349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790122001349A), Jan 22, 1979: Cessna 182K, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on climb out due to fuel contamination by unidentified substance.

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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