# NTSB OAK79DA001: Cessna 182, N759TU, Monterey, CA, October 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1978
- Place: Monterey, CA · MONTEREY, CA
- Location: 36.6012° N, 121.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6012&lon=-121.8828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3268  78/10/11 NR.MONTEREY,CA        CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1201                    N759TU              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                                           OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCKTON,CA                MONTEREY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
                UNKNOWN            
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)                                                                             
        MISSING AIRCRAFT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.  This report was modified July 22, 2005
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N759TU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759TU), registered now, S/N 18266254, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (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 19781011039679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781011039679A), Oct 11, 1978: Cessna 182H, Monterey, CA. Plt rprtd eng fire,going down into ocean. Acft not rcvrd,inj indexsumed.

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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