# NTSB OAK78DVM36: Cessna 182, N1510M, Salinas, CA, August 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1978
- Place: Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVM36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVM36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1762   78/8/2    SALINAS,CA          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 113
        TIME - 1041                    N1510M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ROSA,CA               SALINAS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1510M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1510M-2015-05-08), registration cancelled 2015-05-08, S/N 18264358, built 1975 (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: Salinas

## 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 19780802021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802021539A), Aug 2, 1978: Cessna 182P, Salinas, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1510M (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 LAX90LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA097), Feb 19, 1990: Cessna 182P (N1510M), Santa Ysabel, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. LOW CEILINGS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WERE FACTORS.

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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