# NTSB NYC79DHA28: Cessna 182P, N52718, Moscow, PA, September 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1979
- Place: Moscow, PA · MOSCOW, PA
- Location: 41.3421° N, 75.5282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moscow, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3421&lon=-75.5282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DHA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3602  79/9/21    MOSCOW,PA           CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 392
        TIME - 1730                    N52718              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 133 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMBLER,PA                   SYRACUSE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER FOUND OPEN. LANDED ON DIRT ROAD THAT HAD 5-6 FOOT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52718](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52718-2015-04-02), registration cancelled 2015-04-02, S/N 18262795, built 1974 (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

## 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 19790921028679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790921028679A), Sep 21, 1979: Cessna 182P, Moscow, PA, Substantial damage. Precautionary landing due to electrical failure while IFR. Found alternator circuit breaker popped.

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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