# NTSB OAK77DXQ36: Cessna 182, N58708, Basalt, NV, September 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: Basalt, NV · BASALT, NV
- Location: 38.0074° N, 118.2732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Basalt, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0074&lon=-118.2732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DXQ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2719  77/9/18  NR.BASALT,NV          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 2725
        TIME - 0900                    N58708              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 2200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISHOP,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SWITCHES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ARCING IN MAG SWITCH GROUNDED BOTH MAGS RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N58708 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770918030809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918030809A), Sep 18, 1977: Cessna 182P, Basalt, NV, Substantial damage. Arcing in mag switch grounded both mags resulting in complete loss of power.

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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