# Accident 19780407006019A: Cessna 182H, Ferriday, LA, April 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1978
- Place: Ferriday, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 31.6342° N, 91.5562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ferriday, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6342&lon=-91.5562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52317, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52317-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 665 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407006019A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA040), Apr 7, 1978: Cessna 182P (N52317), Ferriday, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N52317 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19761130037889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761130037889A), Nov 30, 1976: Cessna 182P (N52317), Arcadia, LA, 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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