# Accident 19780625016289A: Cessna 182H, Elberta, AL, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Elberta, AL
- Airport: Horak Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 30.4692° N, 87.5439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HORAK (7AL9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4692&lon=-87.5439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6306B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6306B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470R (registry code 17071, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 441 total, 15 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKJ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625016289A

## Narrative

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

WING,HORIZONTAL STAB DMGD.LNDD OK. MISC-PREMATURE CHOPENING

## 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 MIA78FKJ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ55), Jun 25, 1978: Cessna 182 (N6306B), Elberta, AL, 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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