# Accident 19771106039609A: Cessna 180, Jay, VT, November 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1977
- Place: Jay, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.9475° N, 72.4371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jay, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9475&lon=-72.4371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9298C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9298C-2009-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771106039609A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES IN AREA REPORTED COULD HEAR ACFT BUT COULD NOT SEE IT. WX RPTNG STATION 14 NM AWAY.

## 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 NYC78FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA007), Nov 6, 1977: Cessna 180 (N9298C), Jay, VT, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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