# Accident 19770712025999A: Cessna 182H, Madras, OR, July 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1977
- Place: Madras, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.6639° N, 121.1604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madras, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6639&lon=-121.1604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6414E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6414E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 14 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712025999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA77DYM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM45), Jul 12, 1977: Cessna 172 (N6414E), Madras, OR, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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