# Accident 19780527012979A: Cessna A185F, Arlington, WA, May 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1978
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93272, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93272) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 25 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527012979A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 30K. RWY INTO WIND AVAILABLE.

## 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 SEA78DYE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE24), May 27, 1978: Cessna 185F (N93272), Arlington, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N93272 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910902040669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902040669A), Sep 2, 1991: Cessna A185F (N93272), Conchas Dam, NM, Substantial damage. Left main gear apparently dropped out of float on takeoff run. Dipped wing. Tore aileron. Taxied back to dock.
- [Accident 19780503009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503009109A), May 3, 1978: Cessna A185E (N93272), Arlington, WA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 30K. Dmgd wg.

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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