# Accident 19780125000699A: Cessna 182H, Colfax, WA, January 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1978
- Place: Colfax, WA
- Airport: Whitman County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 46.9108° N, 117.3290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colfax, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9108&lon=-117.3290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735ML-1978-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 9 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780125000699A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT TAKEOFF IN MARG WX COND.FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA78FYP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP08), Jan 25, 1978: Cessna 182Q (N735ML), Colfax, WA, destroyed, 1 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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